Rio Tinto interview questions
Updated May 13, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 7%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 7%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 6%RecruiterRecruiter
- 5%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 2%OtherOther
Interview search
447 interviews
Rio Tinto interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Rio Tinto as 59.4% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.87 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for IT Manager and Geologist rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Mechanical Engineeer and Maintenance Planner roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Rio Tinto takes an average of 56 days when considering 64 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Maintenance Planner had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas IT Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 240 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Rio Tinto according to 64 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 17%
One on one interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 12%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Drug test: 9%
Other: 2%
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