Communications applicants have rated the interview process at Paramount with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Communications roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Paramount overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Paramount as a Communications according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 11%
Other: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Skills test: 11%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Paramount (London, England) in May 2016
Interview
Short online application, upload CV and basic questions. Followed by an invitation to an assessment day which consisted of a brief presentation of the company from HR staff, a group assignment, a short interview and an email writing assignment. The assessment day was then followed up with a longer interview, approximately an hour, with two members of the communications team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your favourite magazine?
Why did you apply for this role?
Describe yourself using 5 words
I applied online. I interviewed at Paramount (New York, NY) in Dec 2020
Interview
One screening call, then an easy interview w a specific team — received the offer that same day from the recruiter that had initially interviewed me. Overall a relatively simple and straight forward process.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Paramount in Feb 2018
Interview
The communication is extremely inconsistent. It’s understandable that a large company like Viacom may not be quick with there responses. However, some departments within Viacom post job positions online similar to the fast food industry. Whereas they are not currently hiring for the role but they want applications on file.