Diageo HireVue Assessment: Graduate Guide
Diageo runs its graduate programmes through two HireVue stages before the assessment centre. Here is what each one asks, how long it takes, and how to get ready
HireVue tasks Diageo uses
Graduate programmes, before a virtual or in-person assessment centre.
- Video assessment: recorded answers, about 30 minutes
- Online assessment: multiple choice, about 30 minutes
Source: Diageo graduate how to apply page, checked 2026.
The four stages
Diageo’s graduate application page sets out the same route for its graduate schemes, though it adds that processes can vary by location. Both online stages run on HireVue.
The video assessment
You record answers to questions that appear on screen, with preparation time before each. Diageo describes it as a chance to learn about your passions, interests and purpose, and tells candidates to use the preparation time to work out what each question is really asking, then answer with the STAR method: situation, task, action, result. Diageo says use of generative AI is not permitted during any assessment or interview.
Our guide to passing a video interview covers timing, eye line and structure, and the HireVue interview questions page collects the questions employers ask on the platform. For structuring examples, see the STAR method.
The multiple-choice online assessment
This stage asks how you think and how you approach situations, in multiple-choice questions, and takes about 30 minutes. Diageo says there is no need to prepare: choose a time and place where you can focus, read each question carefully, take your time and answer honestly. That is good advice for a questionnaire about you. It still helps to have seen the formats, so the first screen is not a surprise. These are the HireVue multiple-choice formats we simulate.
Read more about the Portrait and Virtual Job Tryout formats, or see the whole range on the HireVue practice hub. Our personality test guide explains why consistent, honest answers score better than guessing at an ideal profile.
The assessment centre
The last stage is virtual or in person. Diageo describes several exercises where you show your creativity, ideas and motivation, with time to learn about the business and its graduate schemes. It advises having real examples ready, structured with STAR, and questions of your own for the interviewers. In person, the dress code is business casual. Diageo says it gives feedback whether or not you are successful.
Which programmes use this process
Diageo’s graduate programmes last one to three years and run across Europe, North America, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia Pacific. In Europe the list covers Corporate Relations, Digital and Technology, Sales, HR, Marketing, Supply and Finance. North America and Africa run Finance and Supply Chain programmes, and Latin America and the Caribbean Marketing and Supply Chain. Locations vary by scheme and change from year to year.
Common questions
Does Diageo use HireVue?
Yes. Diageo’s graduate application page names HireVue for both the video assessment and the multiple-choice online assessment.
How long do the Diageo assessments take?
About 30 minutes each, so allow an hour for both online stages, with a break in between if you can.
Can I retake the Diageo online assessment?
Diageo does not describe a retake. It does say that a result is reused if you apply for another role with the same assessment within six months.
Are your tests the real Diageo assessment?
No. They are independent practice in HireVue’s published formats, with no real test items, and are not supplied or endorsed by Diageo or HireVue.