City of Houston interview questions
Updated Jan 21, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 7%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 6%In PersonIn Person
- 3%OtherOther
- 1%RecruiterRecruiter
Interview search
124 interviews
City of Houston interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at City of Houston as 70.8% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.66 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Administrative Supervisor and Jailer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for IT Management and Business Development Coordinator roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at City of Houston takes an average of 50 days when considering 124 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 Web Coordinator had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Police Sergeant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 240 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at City of Houston according to 124 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 26%
Drug test: 16%
Background check: 16%
Skills test: 13%
Phone interview: 10%
One on one interview: 8%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
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- Administrative Assistant(16) ;
- Intern(15) ;
- Staff Analyst(13) ;
- Administrative Specialist(10) ;
- Police Officer(9) ;
- Project Manager(9) ;
- Analyst(8) ;
- Management Analyst(8) ;
- Graduate Engineer(7) ;
- Supervisor(7) ;
- Administrative Coordinator(6) ;
- Attorney(6) ;
- Customer Service Clerk(6) ;
- Customer Service Representative (CSR)(6) .
