Marketing applicants have rated the interview process at Penguin Random House with 2.8 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 58.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Marketing roles take an average of 41 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
One on one interview: 29%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 14%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Penguin Random House
Interview
Two video interviews and one in person. Video ones were awkward but worked out in the end. Took to long to hear back and didn't get any feedback, that wasn't fun. Felt very corporate.
Group task of deciding how to market a book, and one-on-one interviews that were quite casual and asked about your personal interests in reading. There were also group presentations on how you think the books should be marketed,
I applied online. I interviewed at Penguin Random House in Feb 2021
Interview
They asked a few questions I has already answered twice in the application, which I though was fine because we went through them quite quickly. But then they asked if I would need visa sponsorship in the future, to which I replied I would. They automatically told me that this company would not ever be able to hire me unless my status changed. I understand the position but I had already answered this question twice before the interview and it just made me feel like they did not even read my application all the way through before contacting me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Will you need Visa sponsorship now or in the future?