Sales Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Penguin Random House with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Intern roles take an average of 49 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 Sales Intern according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Penguin Random House (New York, NY) in May 2022
Interview
There were two rounds of interviews; an HR call and a call with people from the sales team. Overall, everyone was really nice to speak with. The questions were all behavioral plus some stuff about why publishing/why PRH.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you failed; why are you interested in PRH; tell us about a time you had to present to a large group of people
I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Penguin Random House (New York, NY) in Apr 2023
Interview
I found out that I got considered for the summer sales internship on a Monday and then I got interviewed by HR over phone the next day. Afterwards I scheduled my next interview for the sales department for the following week. I interviewed for about an hour with the managers and then I found out 3 hours later that I got the internship. During the interview, I got asked a lot of behavioral questions which I appreciated, some of them were anticipated behavioral ones but there was one or two that required me to think a little longer. Both interviews were very informative about PRH and Sales and I felt very at ease talking with HR and my department managers which I think allowed me to relax and let my personality shine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time when you worked on a project that didn’t go as expected