British Council interview questions
Updated Jun 5, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 4%In PersonIn Person
- 3%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 1%RecruiterRecruiter
Interview search
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British Council interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at British Council as 92.9% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.93 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Teacher and Examiner rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Customer Service Officer and Teaching Assistant roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at British Council takes an average of 20 days when considering 14 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Branch Support Assistant had the quickest hiring process (on average 5 days), whereas Teaching Assistant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at British Council according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 22%
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 14%
Phone interview: 11%
Other: 8%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
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