Candidates applying for Human Resources Assistant roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Penguin Random House overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Penguin Random House as a Human Resources Assistant according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 67%
One on one interview: 33%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Penguin Random House (New York, NY)
Interview
A relatively short, and to-the-point phone interview with a recruiter from the company. Interview was less than 15 minutes and I was asked more about my interest in publishing rather than skills that qualified me for the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked what skills I would utilize to manage and keep track of various projects and calendars. I was also asked what my interest was in publishing and what book I was currently reading.
I applied online. I interviewed at Penguin Random House
Interview
The interview process started with a phone interview then followed with four different in person interviews. During the interviews, questions were more personality based. As this position is an assistant role, the interviewers were concerned with how well candidates would fit in with the team, both personality and work habit wise. Although each interview was very professional, the entire process took about a month and it took a very long time to hear back about their final decision.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Not too many tricky questions. Besides personality questions, I was asked to describe my management style. That was a little difficult to answer because it's hard to put into words.