Foreign and Commonwealth Office interview questions
Updated 24 Jul 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 5%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 4%RecruiterRecruiter
- 4%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 4%In personIn person
- 2%OtherOther
Interview search
99 interviews
Foreign and Commonwealth Office interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Foreign and Commonwealth Office as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Business Development and Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Business Development and Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Foreign and Commonwealth Office takes an average of 60 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Business Development had the quickest hiring process (on average 60 days), whereas Business Development roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Foreign and Commonwealth Office according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Drug test: 33%
Presentation: 33%
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