Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at HEC Paris as 77.8% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.89 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Marketing and MBA Student rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for MIM Program and Marketing roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at HEC Paris takes an average of 37 days when considering 9 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 Strategic Partnerships Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Marketing roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
L’interlocutrice a été très gentille, très sérieuse et très clair dans les attendus qu’elle avait. Elle a su diriger l’entretien comme elle le souhaitait et orienter les questions de sorte à ce qu’elle ait réponse à ses attentes.
I applied online. I interviewed at HEC Paris (Jouy-en-Josas) in May 2025
Interview
2 academics/staff, basic interview questions of introduce yourself, why you, why HEC, and then some curveball questions based on the CV and motivation letters. Be really solid on the first 3 questions, and the rest rolls on from there
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell us about yourself, where do you see yourself in 10 years, why HEC, why should we accept you
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at HEC Paris (Doha) in Dec 2025
Interview
I applied for this position through the website of HEC, Doha / Qatar. By December 2025, the position has been vacant since more than 6 months. I was invited to an interview 1 week after the submission of my application. During the interview, the HR person's questions were not as high as the caliber of HEC.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
General questions, in addition to questions related to my experience and projected to the responsibilities of the role.