I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Penguin Random House (New York, NY) in Nov 2021
Interview
Video Interview by HR rep. Job listing was very vague. He kind of just walked through the job, but was somewhat condescending. Asked the standard interview questions like "tell me about a time you faced adversity", or "tell me about a time you took a leadership position".
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Penguin Random House (Toronto, ON) in Jun 2021
Interview
Two round virtual intern round 30 minutes each. Employees were nice and asked open ended questions. Cared about reading habits and asked questions about books youve been enjoying. overall a positive experience.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Penguin Random House (Londen, Engeland) in Jun 2019
Interview
It was meant to be a 2 interview process. Had the first and was told I would hear back about the second. Emailed HR a few different times to follow up and was told to wait. Never heard anything back after that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a marketing campaign for a book that caught your eye.