Principal interview questions
Updated Jan 27, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 11%RecruiterRecruiter
- 11%OtherOther
- 11%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 11%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 11%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
13 interviews
Principal interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Principal as 60% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Associate and Financial Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Junior UI/UX Designer and Software Engineer(Internship) roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Principal takes an average of 16 days when considering 5 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 CSSA had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Software Engineer(Internship) roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 21 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Principal according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
Drug test: 15%
Presentation: 15%
Other: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
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