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- 3%RecruiterRecruiter
- 3%OtherOther
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 1%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
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- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Penguin Random House as 64.5% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.99 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Sound Editor and Reader rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Contracts Assistant and Technology Support Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Penguin Random House takes an average of 29 days when considering 121 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Production and Design Specialist, Digital had the quickest hiring process (on average 2 days), whereas Graphic Designer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Penguin Random House according to 121 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 16%
Group panel interview: 15%
Presentation: 8%
Other: 8%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 3%
Drug test: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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- Director(13) ;
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- Manager(12) ;
- Graphic Designer(11) ;
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- Author(10) .