The interview was online. They started off with a news quiz and then asked what experience I had working in producing. 3 people in 1 interview at the same time.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at PBS (Boston, MA) in Jun 2018
Interview
I interviewed for FRONTLINE. The process took several months and I was required to travel to Boston for the last step to interview with the team I would be working with and the Executives. Although the process was long, I found it to be relatively seamless. I was given several tasks to complete in between interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some niche-considered news networks you follow?
I applied online. I interviewed at PBS (Washington, DC) in Mar 2018
Interview
Was called into interview with hiring manager. Hiring manager was attentive and asked about this position and if I had plans to advance in the company in the future if hired.
Production Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at PBS with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Production Assistant roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PBS overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PBS as a Production Assistant according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
Skills test: 15%
Drug test: 15%
Group panel interview: 15%
Background check: 15%
Presentation: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
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