National Grid HireVue interview questions

9 researched questions — 9 reported by real candidates or published by National Grid. Updated August 2026.

  1. 1Why do you want to work for National Grid?
    Reported by multiple candidatesMotivation & background

    Reported independently by multiple candidates.

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  2. 2Describe a time you set challenging goals for a project and what you did to achieve them.
    Reported by multiple candidatesPast behavior

    Reported independently by multiple candidates.

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  3. 3Tell me about a time you built a great relationship with someone — how was the relationship helpful?
    Reported by multiple candidatesPast behavior

    Reported independently by multiple candidates.

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  4. 4Tell us about a time you worked on a team and conflict arose — what steps did you take to resolve it?
    Reported by multiple candidatesPast behavior

    Wording varies; also reported as working with a difficult person.

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  5. 5Tell me about a time you had to change your course of action while working on an assignment.
    Reported by multiple candidatesPast behavior

    Wording varies; also reported as shifting between workloads.

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  6. 6Tell us about a time you had to follow rules or procedures, even if it was inconvenient.
    Reported by multiple candidatesPast behavior

    Reported independently by multiple candidates.

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  7. 7Tell me about a time you did the right thing, even when it would have been easier to ignore the issue.
    Reported by multiple candidatesPast behavior

    Theme reported in several wordings.

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  8. 8Describe a time you had to learn a new skill.
    Reported by a candidatePast behavior

    Reported by a candidate; current applicability may vary.

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  9. 9What interests you in the Graduate Development Program?
    Reported by a candidatePast behavior· US Graduate Development Program

    Reported by a candidate; current applicability may vary.

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How the National Grid hiring process works

In the UK, early-careers applicants (graduate programmes, apprenticeships and industrial placements) start with an online application in three sections — basic details, academic history, and short motivational and skills questions — with no CV or cover letter required. Successful applicants are then invited to a HireVue digital assessment: an on-demand video interview that National Grid officially describes as three short competency-based questions taking 15-20 minutes in total, though candidates in some cycles report five or six questions, so treat the count as configurable by programme and year. You can record anytime and anywhere, including from abroad.

Candidates report roughly 30 seconds to a minute of thinking time once a question appears, up to three minutes per answer, and a limited number of re-record attempts (three or four, varying by role); officially there is a practice question you can retake as many times as you want before starting. The video interview is paired with HireVue game-based assessments measuring cognitive, social and emotional traits. Reports vary on whether the games run in the same session as the interview and on the count (two or four games); prep sites name HireVue's Numerosity (rapid numerical reasoning) and Shapedance (spatial rotation) titles, and some roles or older cycles report SHL-style verbal, numerical and abstract tests instead — the exact mix depends on the role.

UK candidates who pass the digital stage attend an in-person assessment centre in the UK, historically including a case-study presentation with about 90 minutes of preparation time, a group exercise and a competency interview, followed by offers. In the US, Graduate Development Program and internship applicants report an application, then the HireVue one-way interview with behavioural questions plus games, then hiring-manager, panel or case-style final interviews, with candidate reports putting the end-to-end process at roughly 44-50 days; the US careers site officially discloses that some assessments use AI- or statistically based scoring.

Experienced hires follow a different route: National Grid's official how-we-hire pages describe a live video or phone interview with two members of the team rather than a recorded one — one-way video is only evidenced for early careers. Note also that National Grid Electricity Distribution (formerly WPD) and NESO (the National Energy System Operator, separated from National Grid in 2024) recruit through their own variant processes.

About this research

Researched questions
9 — 9 officially published or candidate-reported
Typical format
One-way video; a common setup is 30s prep + ~2 min answers. Employers configure their own timing, question count, and retakes.
Research updated
August 2026 · part of our evidence-labeled HireVue question bank

Best-supported scope: UK early-careers programmes (graduates, apprentices, industrial placements) and US early-careers hiring (Graduate Development Program, internships): HireVue on-demand video interview paired with HireVue game-based assessments.

Reported by multiple candidates7
Reported by a candidate2

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