Paychex interview questions
Updated May 29, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 22%RecruiterRecruiter
- 17%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%OtherOther
- 3%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
1,033 interviews
Paychex interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Paychex as 78.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.96 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for EDI Engineer and Payroll Specialist rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Global Services Consultant and Security Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Paychex takes an average of 23 days when considering 23 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Payroll Specialist had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Customer Support Apprentice roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 70 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Paychex according to 23 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 23%
Group panel interview: 15%
Phone interview: 11%
Personality test: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 8%
Other: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
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