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Pearson interviews FAQs
Test Center Administrator applicants have rated the interview process at Pearson with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Test Center Administrator roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 Test Center Administrator according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
One on one interview: 29%
Drug test: 24%
Presentation: 10%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. I interviewed at Pearson (Lakeland, FL) in Jul 2017
Interview
Applied online. They got in touch and I did a phone interview first which went amazing. The lady I spoke with was very nice and easy to talk to. Received a call shortly after phone interview to set up interview in person with test center manager. After that I had to wait a little while, I was the first person to be interviewed for position so it took awhile. But about a month later I was offered the job. Starting two weeks after the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation in which you had to deal with an angry customer.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Pearson in Nov 2022
Interview
After filling out the application, I received an email to schedule a phone interview, and I was able to schedule quickly. The phone interviewer was extremely friendly and put me at ease. I was asked several questions about my experience, including any experience taking a test through Pearson.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was I planning on taking an exam offered at a Pearson Testing Center in the near future?
Had a telephone call from the manager. She asked me a few questions. It was more about how I deal with customers. After a couple of days I received an email and got the job offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you flexible to work on weekends?
Any experience of successful teamwork
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Pearson (New York, NY) in Oct 2019
Interview
The HR was very kind. I suffered from bad signals when I received the interview call, but he repeated patiently, and he kindly gave me the second round of interview.