I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at WME
Interview
Referred by a current employee. Process took 2 months. Had 2 phone calls with recruitment and then flew out for an in-person interview. Office was big and very corporate.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at WME (New York, NY) in Jan 2015
Interview
Met with a recruiter and discussed opportunities at WME. Having had family whom worked at WME, I approached the interview with personal experience about William Morris. The interview was rather straight forward and was conducted in person at their office in NYC. It lasted about 30 minutes and was focused on the Agent Trainee program, which is rolling. A trainee or mail-room intern has to leave in order for them to hire a new one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your strengths and weaknesses? What brings you to WME? Where do you see yourself in 5 years? What do you know about working at WME? Why are you interested in becoming a talent agent? Which field are you interested in working in?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at WME in Jan 2015
Interview
It is very vague, they ask you a lot of personal questions and mostly just seem to care on whether or not you are likable and dont care so much about your professional experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Smalltalk questions and Favorite movies / directors etc.
Candidates applying for Agent Trainee roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at WME overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at WME as a Agent Trainee according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 67%
Skills test: 33%
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