NSW Government interview questions
Updated 21 May 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 4%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 4%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%In personIn person
Interview search
88 interviews
NSW Government interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at NSW Government as 55.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.13 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Finacial Accountant and Lawyer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Operations Manager and Recruitment Support roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at NSW Government takes an average of 59 days when considering 76 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Retail Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Grad roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at NSW Government according to 76 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 23%
Skills test: 17%
Personality test: 13%
Background check: 11%
One on one interview: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 2%
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