I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ESPN (New York, NY)
Interview
Standard interview process with HR and then department head and some staff. Nice to have the opportunity to meet and see the facility and operation. Was able to ask any questions and meet other employees and discuss work culture, environment and specifics other staff enjoyed. Was able to follow up with candid questions.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at ESPN (Bristol, CT) in Feb 2015
Interview
Phone interview and then in-person interview with the hiring manager. Interviews themselves were pretty standard (tell me about a time when...) but follow-up was very unprofessional in that it was non-existent. I contacted the hiring manager and HR rep repeatedly over the following months to get a status on my candidacy and, if I heard back, always got a generic "we're still making a decision" answer. There is a website where you can check your status in the hiring process and it remaining unchanged for, literally, months. Finally, through some strategic LinkedIn searching I discovered that they hired someone else for the role - which is, obviously, 100% fine. What bothered me was the lack of communication. I never got an official rejection email or phone call which would be OK if I had just submitted a resume but once you bring someone in for a personal interview I think you owe them the courtesy of a formal notification once they're no longer in the running. Just my opinion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had manage a difficult situation w/ a partner...
Associate Director applicants have rated the interview process at ESPN with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Director roles take an average of 52 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at ESPN overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at ESPN as a Associate Director according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Phone interview: 20%
Personality test: 20%
Background check: 20%
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