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Chicago General Intern Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 6 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

1.8 Rounds average
Easy Typical difficulty
100% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Chicago.

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Intern

Engineering · more than a year ago

Intern Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical

The interview had at least 10 questions that were pretty standard, like the ones you find online, but some were specific to the role. They also asked me to talk about how my school classes fit with what the job needs.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Can you walk me through your resume?
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Intern

Other

Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Background check
Interview formats
Behavioral

The process was really fast, I interviewed with the ward I was working with directly. But once you're in the hiring process, there is a lot of background checks, fingerprints, going to city hall directly.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Can you tell me a little about yourself?
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Chicago

Intern

Other

Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral

I was found through my college career center's job/internship board. We reviewed my writing sample and talked about my past job/volunteer experience and my senior thesis background.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Can you explain your qualifications for this role?

Chicago General Intern Interview Questions

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 6 Chicago interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 83.3%
Technical 16.7%

Interview difficulty

Easy 50%
Average 33.3%
Difficult 16.7%

Candidate experience

Positive 100%