I applied online. I interviewed at Penguin Random House (Londen, Engeland) in Jun 2023
Interview
Virtual and group interviews as well as one to one interviews. The group interview was very collaborative and consisted of us having to discuss how we would market a campaign for a specific book
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a marketing campaign you liked and why?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Penguin Random House (Londen, Engeland) in Aug 2023
Interview
Four Online automated questions that you record on their software. You can't redo the questions. Followed by in person 1 hour interview (if successful). Interview covered online questions again and more. 20 min proofreading task.
I interviewed at Penguin Random House (New York, NY)
Interview
Had several phone calls set up (Probably 5-6) where I was passed from one department to another. Typically they were just asking basic get to know you questions. The original department I applied to turned me down but she liked me and so passed me to another dept where she knew there was an opening. The same thing happened again until eventually I was offered an internship in a digital department but by that point I had already accepted a position with another firm. Wanted to work for Penguin badly but they strung me along.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the most important commodity we in the publishing industry have?