Marketing Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Penguin Random House with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Marketing Assistant roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Marketing Assistant according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 14%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Background check: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Penguin Random House (New York, NY) in Jun 2016
Interview
After a brief phone interview with a Human Resources hiring assistant, I was schedule for an in-person interview a week later. The in-person interview included answering formal questions - typical why this company and what is your skill set questions - with the HR hiring assistant, a more casual conversation with the Marketing Director, and then further conversations with other members of the Marketing team. Overall, the interview process was low-stress and encouraged productive conversation about the position and the needs of the Marketing team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why would you like to work for this company/ imprint? What types of books do you read? What is a project you worked on that you're the most proud of?
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.