LSE interview questions
Updated May 13, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 9%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 3%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
Interview search
162 interviews
LSE interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at LSE as 80% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.89 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Policy Officer and Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Research Administrator and Administrator roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at LSE takes an average of 19 days when considering 20 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 Research Administrator had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Graduate Student roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at LSE according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Group panel interview: 24%
Presentation: 20%
Skills test: 12%
Background check: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Drug test: 4%
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