GiveWell interview questions
Updated May 14, 2026Difficulty
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- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at GiveWell as 37.4% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.46 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Operations Coordinator and Philanthropy Advisor rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Head Of Operations and Donor Associate roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at GiveWell takes an average of 41 days when considering 91 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 Head Of Operations had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Major Gift Officer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 150 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at GiveWell according to 91 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 34%
Other: 16%
Phone interview: 15%
One on one interview: 13%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 6%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Drug test: 1%
