Coursera General Intern Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 8 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Coursera.
Coursera
Intern
Intern Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Phone screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
I got contacted on LinkedIn by a recruiter. They sent over some HackerRank questions pretty quickly, within about a week. After I finished those up, they set up a phone interview for the week after.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Write code to check if a string is a palindrome.
- Explain basic time complexity.
Coursera
MBA Intern
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The process was very well laid out. Key competency questions were asked at the phone screen, 1st round, and 2nd round. The phone screen was pretty standard, but the 2nd round was with the EA of a senior leader, which was a new experience. Make sure your anecdotes are clear and remember to affirm executive presence.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Tell me about a time you built something.
- What's your excitement level about edtech?
- How do you keep yourself updated on AI?
Coursera
Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process consisted of 3 interviews. First, there was a 20-minute phone screening with HR. Then, I had an hour-long interview with the hiring manager, followed by another hour-long interview with the hiring manager's superior. It was a very conversational and quick process, and the whole thing took about 2 weeks. Everyone I met was very nice.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe an instance where you collaborated with other departments to finish a project?
Coursera General Intern Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Coursera interview reports.
“Write code to check if a string is a palindrome.”
Read reports →“How would you sort an array of names based on the frequency of each name, with the most frequent appearing first?”
Read reports →“Among counting sort, quick sort, radix sort, and bubble sort, which is considered the best sorting algorithm?”
Read reports →“Explain basic time complexity.”
Read reports →“Could you design a self-playing hangman game?”
Read report →“How do you keep yourself updated on AI?”
Read report →“What's your excitement level about edtech?”
Read report →“Tell me about a time you built something.”
Read report →“What are your expectations for this internship?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 8 Coursera interview reports.