I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Penguin Random House (New York, NY) in Aug 2015
Interview
Interview process was pretty standard. Started with one of the surprise HR calls-turned-interview and was quickly asked back to interview. Met with three people in person and all were very nice, descriptive of the position and company. The only disappointing part of this process, which is why I rated it neutral, was because although they promised to get back to me and never followed up. I followed up twice--weeks apart--but never got a definitive answer and was then ignored.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were pretty standard. One was "What frustrates you?" which I thought was clever. Overall no trick questions.
I interviewed at Penguin Random House (New York, NY)
Interview
Very friendly and I was given in house support beforehand to prepare from HR. I met with two members of the team separately and both felt like informal chats, I felt at ease.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Penguin Random House (London, England) in May 2023
Interview
You have to go through several processes, the first with questions on a form that from there they select you or not, then do a series of spelling and reading comprehension exercises, do a virtual assessment recording yourself on video and then do a series of online group exercises with other candidates with prior material, which you have to analyse and study in order to be able to do the group exercise.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would be the way to improve marketing in one of your brands?
First stage of interview process. Online interview - 5 basic personality and competency questions. Your answers are recorded via your webcam and sent to the hiring manager. Didn’t get the role but they gave me thorough feedback which was nice
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Tell us about a marketing campaign that impressed you in the last months.
