I applied online. I interviewed at NBCUniversal in Nov 2023
Interview
About two weeks after my application, I was invited to the virtual interview stage, where I recorded short responses to pre-written questions. As there is no live interviewer, you can complete this on your own time. A month later, I was invited to the panel interview, where you select a time from a range of options. During this, you are on a group video call, where you first watch a presentation about the program, and then answer a few questions alongside other candidates for about an hour. After a break, you enter a smaller group of candidates to do a group activity and finish with a 15-20-minute individual interview. A week after this panel interview, I received my formal offer over the phone. The process was just about 2 months from sending in my initial application to receiving the final offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you took on a task beyond your job description.
Tell us about a time you received feedback on your work. How did you respond?
What is an aspect of NBCUniversal's work or history that you find interesting, and why?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at NBCUniversal (Universal City, CA) in Aug 2022
Interview
The interview process was very long, took a matter of 1-2 months, I had a total of 4 interviews and a 4 part exercise. Intensive but good results! The interviews themself varied depending on who was interviewing you. Most questions were general questions to learn more about the candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General questions, some more intensive than others.
Two part interview process:
- first interview: one-on-one with a news executive. This one was a lot easier, they asked pretty basic questions to test your news/production knowledge and gague your interest in the program.
- After the one-on-one, I received a writing test. I was given basic facts, a press release, and maybe a few other materials,, and I was required to write a print story using all of these resources.
- Final interview was the most difficult. It was a panel interview with at least 10 different NBC News executives. Not gonna lie it was very intimidating and to date the scariest intv ive ever done.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. specific question about my essay response
2. pitch 5 stories for nightly news in order of how they would air.
3. pitch 5 stories for digital
4. How is AI going to affect the future of journalism
5. Correct way to convince someone to give you an exclusive interview
6. How you would go about verifying unsubstanciated claims
7. Thoughts on how/why journalists cover gun violence so heavily
8. How journalists could respond better if something like jan6th were to happen again.