Editor applicants have rated the interview process at Pearson with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 22% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Editor roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pearson overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Pearson as a Editor according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 31%
One on one interview: 31%
Phone interview: 15%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Background check: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Pearson in Feb 2009
Interview
First interview was a group test, which consists of questions which test your knowledge of English. Doing well for this initial part, I was called for a 1:1 second interview with the Senior Publisher. Run-of-the-mill interview questions were asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to be an Editor dealing with educational material
There were two rounds of one to one interview. Both interviewers were very nice. No pressure at all. They have already decided to hire you if you get the second round of interview.
2 hr take home exercise followed by interview. Pearson needs to pay people for taking that exercise because they force you to take it at a set time during the work week, which is incredibly difficult if you still have a job you have to be at.
The interview process was smooth, professional, friendly. The Human Resource folks will take some time getting back to you with your offer letter and so on, which is a bit annoying if you're looking at other offers. Otherwise it went very well.