Penguin Random House Editorial Assistant interview questions
Updated Mar 19, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 13%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%OtherOther
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Penguin Random House interviews FAQs
- Editorial Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Penguin Random House with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 58% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Editorial Assistant roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 27 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Penguin Random House overall takes an average of 24 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Penguin Random House as a Editorial Assistant according to 27 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 24%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
Personality test: 2%
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