Production Manager 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Production Manager roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Production Manager according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
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I filled out an assessment with three different scenarios. Afterward, I was invited to attend a preliminary interview with an HR rep who went over the basic questions on strengths and expectations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you prioritize tasks when managing multiple projects simultaneously?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Penguin Random House in May 2024
Interview
First there was an assessment to be completed over the weekend, followed by an HR screen, then an interview with the hiring manager. Overall the process was very reasonable, and happened quickly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked why I was interested in the job, how my experience connected to the job description, and how I tend to communicate (i.e., they wanted to hear about using chat only for urgent issues, and email for the rest)
I applied online. I interviewed at Penguin Random House in Mar 2015
Interview
Met with human resources. When I asked them about computer systems to do the cost estimates she replied "we dont use computers here we do the estimate by hand with a hand held calculator but we expect the same level of production from you as if we did have a computer to run the spreadsheets."
I could not believe how this company operates from a stone age mentality.