Working Student applicants have rated the interview process at Nokia with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Working Student roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 23 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nokia overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nokia as a Working Student according to 23 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 23%
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 15%
Presentation: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Other: 6%
Background check: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 2%
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terview Process:
Online Application – Submitted CV and cover letter.
Online Assessment (Optional) – Basic C++ and problem-solving questions.
Technical Interview (1 hour, online/in-person)
Questions on C++ (OOP, STL, memory management, multithreading).
Basic algorithms and data structures (sorting, searching).
Debugging a simple C++ code snippet.
Questions about personal projects and previous experience.
HR Interview (30 mins)
Behavioral questions (teamwork, problem-solving, motivation).
Availability and expectations.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Nokia (Wrocław) in Jan 2026
Interview
Rather easy questions, live coding part was simple, the recruiters were, not really enthusiastic so to speak, but they weren’t mean. I rate this part as rather stressful but not terrible
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain smart pointers, and differences between them
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Nokia (Athens, Athens, Attica) in Sep 2025
Interview
The interview process includes reviewing applications, conducting an initial screening, holding one or more interviews to evaluate skills and cultural fit, possibly completing assessments, checking references, and making a final hiring decision.
first part was on-line assessment of C++ - 20 multiple choice questions regarding for example friend classes and 2 short programming problems and the second was an interview on ms teams with team manager