Principal Financial Group interview questions
Updated 31 May 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 21%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 9%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
- 7%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 6%RecruiterRecruiter
- 5%OtherOther
- 2%In personIn person
Interview search
675 interviews
Principal Financial Group interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Principal Financial Group as 20% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Marketing and Senior Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Marketing and Senior Manager roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Principal Financial Group takes an average of 15 days when considering 5 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Fund Accountant had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Marketing roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Principal Financial Group according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 43%
Presentation: 29%
Personality test: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
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