I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Herzog & de Meuron (Basel) in Aug 2025
Interview
Quick meeting with head of HR on more technical aspects, then with an associate about you as an architect.
Asked about education, work, life history, then about specific tasks and projects.
Transparent and professional about the interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your favorite and least favorite building of HdM?
Online Interview via Teams with one associate and one HR intern
It took around an 1 hour and got a offer after the interview around 2 months
If they have specific project which is related your home country or education background, more is to get offer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe works in portfolio
What is the best and worst project by HdM
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Herzog & de Meuron (Basel)
Interview
The hiring process was pretty easy because the office seems to have problems finding suitable personnel with some ears of experience. From what I heard, a lot of people left the office recently because the office has problems with its work ethics and legally.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain why you want for the office.
Talk about your portfolio and about pros and cons of some projects you know from the office.
There was a recruiting person and some associate or manager present but the associate had to leave early.