freelance interview questions
Updated Apr 21, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 17%In PersonIn Person
- 15%OtherOther
- 4%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%RecruiterRecruiter
- 2%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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freelance interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at freelance as 73.8% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.52 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Web Designer and Freelance PM rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Artist and Software Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at freelance takes an average of 15 days when considering 61 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 Social Media Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 2 days), whereas Sales Associate roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at freelance according to 61 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 18%
Phone interview: 17%
Background check: 12%
Personality test: 12%
One on one interview: 11%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 3%
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