Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Department for Transport as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Emerging Talent Manager and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Emerging Talent Manager and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Department for Transport takes an average of 30 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Emerging Talent Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Emerging Talent Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
Really nice, well structured. I found the interviewers very calm and made me feel relaxed. The structure was very loose and flowed very well but was similar to what i had read online.
I applied online. I interviewed at Department for Transport (Birmingham, England) in Dec 2024
Interview
Took a while to get the result but the interview was around 30mins as a phone call and the interviewer was really friendly. Asked a range of motivation, behaviours and strength based questions. Good experience
I applied online. I interviewed at Department for Transport (London, England) in Sept 2025
Interview
There will be one question per behaviour. This will then be followed by 2 questions each on strengths and experience. For these 4 questions, they wont be looking for a full behaviour type answer, so can respond however you feel comfortable.