University of Waterloo interview questions
Updated May 31, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 34%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 8%In PersonIn Person
- 3%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%RecruiterRecruiter
Interview search
256 interviews
University of Waterloo interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at University of Waterloo as 73.8% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.57 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Community Coordinator and Software Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Undergraduate Teaching Assistant and TA roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at University of Waterloo takes an average of 21 days when considering 212 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Special Projects Assistant had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Lecturer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 150 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at University of Waterloo according to 212 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 18%
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Personality test: 7%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 3%
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- Administrative Assistant(18) ;
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- Undergraduate Teaching Assistant(15) .
