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WPP interviews FAQs
Account Executive applicants have rated the interview process at WPP with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Account Executive roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at WPP overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at WPP as a Account Executive according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 11%
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I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at WPP (San Juan, PR) in Jun 2015
Interview
A friend sent in my resume and they called me when a position was available. The interviewer asked me to tell her about myself and then proceeded to explain in detail the position I was applying for, daily tasks and details about the account and client. She explained the different benefits that the company offers and specified that they were looking for someone open to work long hours. Overall, she was extremely nice and it was a very comfortable environment.
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She didn't ask much questions, as soon as she sat her first comment was tell me about yourself, and left the floor open to me, which was pretty nerving but the conversation flowed very well.
I have had 2 incredibly disappointing and unprofessional interview experiences with WPP. The first was for a position where I completed FOUR interviews and then was totally ghosted and ignored by the recruiter when I repeatedly checked in and asked for updates. I eventually received an automated rejection response from the company weeks after my final interview. This was frustrating, but my second experience truly blew the previous one out of the water. I did 3 interviews for an entry-level role, including an in-person one that required me to travel to their office (just to sit on a zoom call with a team member in another country, mind you). A week after this final interview, the recruiter called me to tell me that they were fully prepared to make me an offer but a higher-up (not even someone I'd interviewed with) insisted that they go back to the beginning and find new candidates because the pool wasn't big enough to begin with. She told me that we could check in later that week, and I told her I was willing to wait a little bit because WPP was my top choice. Almost a full month later, I received a rejection email saying that she "thoroughly enjoyed our time together" but they'd chosen to go with another candidate. TL;DR: If this is how WPP treats potential employees during interview processes, I shudder to think how they treat people who have already bought in. They were dismissive, utterly disrespectful of my time, and showed their true colors through these processes. Sorry WPP, but I won't be giving you a third chance.
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What's something you haven't liked about your past roles?
I applied online. I interviewed at WPP in Apr 2021
Interview
Had a phone interview and then a Teams interview.
Overall seemed like a positive process, the recruiter and the two interviewers were very friendly. I also was provided feedback over the phone which I was grateful for.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at WPP (New York, NY) in Dec 2021
Interview
Very intricate, had about 5 interviews with the team and spoke with the HR coordinator many times. I spoke with. 3 senior levels of the team, it was a very enjoyable experience but definitely needed to know your stuff.
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Question 1
Why WPP? Why communications? Previous campaigns you've worked on, what you've learned, what you would have done differently