Nikola interview questions
Updated Feb 5, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 12%RecruiterRecruiter
- 8%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%OtherOther
- 4%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
Interview search
42 interviews
Nikola interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Nikola as 62.5% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.85 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Staff Accountant and Systems Validation Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Project Manager and Intern roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Nikola takes an average of 20 days when considering 40 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 Software Operations Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas PowerSports roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 61 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Nikola according to 40 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
Group panel interview: 18%
Skills test: 12%
One on one interview: 11%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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