Estée Lauder Companies interview questions
Updated May 18, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 12%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 10%RecruiterRecruiter
- 8%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 5%In PersonIn Person
- 4%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 3%OtherOther
Interview search
994 interviews
Estée Lauder Companies interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Estée Lauder Companies as 62.8% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.75 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Senior Director Marketing and Account Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Lead Advisor and Clinical Scientist roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Estée Lauder Companies takes an average of 29 days when considering 659 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Associate Director had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Supply Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 270 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Estée Lauder Companies according to 659 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 23%
Skills test: 12%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 3%
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