Graduate Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Jacobs with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Engineer roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Jacobs overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Jacobs as a Graduate Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 50%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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Group interview discussing the topic of recent engineering news. 8 mins discussion 1 question.
written test was easy with written and calculation questions. Around 6 questions in total, 30 minutes.
Technical Test for an hour, focus on knowledge in engineering, similar to the mid-term test in university, not really difficult. And debate section for 10 mins on the trending controversy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No questions were asked, only a short self-introduction section
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Jacobs (Hong Kong) in Mar 2026
Interview
I attended two interviews with written tests: the first was straightforward, while the second proved challenging, asking highly technical questions that required deeper engineering knowledge and problem‑solving skills.The second interview include a lot English