European Commission interview questions
Updated 30 Apr 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
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How others got an interview
- 8%OtherOther
- 6%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 6%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 3%RecruiterRecruiter
- 2%In personIn person
- 1%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
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European Commission interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at European Commission as 60% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Contractual Agent and Policy Officer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Blue Book Stagiaire and Senior Software Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at European Commission takes an average of 116 days when considering 5 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Contractual Agent roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at European Commission according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 25%
Presentation: 25%
IQ intelligence test: 25%
Background check: 13%
Other: 13%
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