Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Portland Communications as 33.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Associate Consultant/Executive and Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Associate Consultant/Executive and Intern roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Portland Communications takes an average of 34 days when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Intern had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Associate Consultant/Executive roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
After applying, if your profile is selected, you will hear from Portland over email or phone to set up the next step of the recruitment process. There are several rounds of interviews and a written test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What can you tell us about the current political landscape in the UK?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Portland Communications in Sept 2024
Interview
first had a screening call, then first interview with 2 people from team asking questions on experience, future outlook, and then invited to take an assessment in person, then final interview with 2 more senior people from team
Interview was brief between the interviewee and two employees, one of whom being my future line manager. General questions about background, motivation for the industry, and general life interests. Short writing task to follow, then I was offered the role.