I applied online. I interviewed at Pearson (Upper Saddle River, NJ) in Aug 2013
Interview
Very good. Hiring manager was excellent. Questions were related to the job. Warm and welcoming interviewers. Gave good feedback. Quick to follow up. Everyone evolved in the process was kind and respectful
Informal and friendly. Easy to answer questions about what you can bring to the role. Friendly people who want to know more about you. Looking for areas you would like to develop in
The interview process was a 3 stage process. 1st with HR which is usually about an hour long and then managers of functions. Includes a test in excel. Overall a lengthly process
I applied through other source. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Pearson (Manila, Manila) in Feb 2022
Interview
There were 3 level of interviews: HR, Hiring Manager and Next Level Manager of the Hiring Manager. The questions are the usual "getting to know questions" and technical accounting and finance questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between balance sheet and income statement?
Financial Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Pearson 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 60.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Analyst roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pearson overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Pearson as a Financial Analyst according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
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