Australian Government interview questions
Updated 6 May 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 11%OtherOther
- 11%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 11%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
32 interviews
Australian Government interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Australian Government as 51.9% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.07 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for APS6 and Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Cyber Analyst and Policy Officer roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Australian Government takes an average of 33 days when considering 27 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Advisor had the quickest hiring process (on average 6 days), whereas Graduate Program roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 75 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Australian Government according to 27 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Personality test: 16%
Background check: 16%
Skills test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Phone interview: 9%
Presentation: 9%
One on one interview: 7%
Drug test: 4%
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