I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Hearst (Londres, Inglaterra) in Feb 2019
Interview
Worst interview I have ever had. There was so much to do before you even got a face to face interview. I received an email asking if I was available for a phone call with one of Hearst's HR to discuss the role. I replied back and we arranged a time. That came and went with no communication, so I emailed asking if perhaps I the wrong day or wrong time. But no, the HR person was simply too busy to call me, and emailed back asking if I was free for a quick chat that very afternoon. I responded with the times I was free and....nothing.
The next day I email back asking if the role was still open and the HR person promises to call me back that day, which they do. The chat goes well enough, where I explain my salary expectations, what I do in my current role etc and the HR person says that she is going to send me a test that needs to be done in a day. I explain that I'm very busy, and can't really take time out of work or do much during the weekend as I am away, but they tell me that is no problem and they will send it to me on Friday morning and I can send it back to them on Monday morning.
Predictably, Friday comes and goes and at 5pm I email asking if they are going to send me the test, but I hear nothing back.
Then on Saturday, when I am miles away from a computer, I get an email with the test stating that it must be done and sent back at 5pm that day at the latest.
The task is a lot more than I expected, editing two full videos and also doesn't state what platform they are for, Youtube, Facebook etc. So being miles away from a computer, and with the task looking like it will take a full day to complete, I email back explaining my situation.
On the Sunday, I manage to complete one of the tasks and email it to them on Monday morning. I hear nothing for a week, until the HR person emails me saying that they have decided not to proceed with my application, because my salary expectations were too high.
I felt more than a little annoyed as I had taken time out of my weekend to cut a video, that eventually had no bearing on whether I got a face to face interview. I had already discussed my salary over the phone with the HR representative before I was sent the test and she explained that she would ask the team and get back to me. Having received the test, I assumed that my salary could be accommodated. Clearly I was wrong.
Advice to would be applicants - Be very wary of Heart's hiring process. For me, it was a complete waste of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are you salary expectations?
Where do you currently work?
Why do you want to work at Hearst?
What could you bring to the video production team?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Hearst
Interview
Very brief interview. Spent the first 10 minutes talking about a night out that I as an interviewee had no knowledge of or interest in. Didn't get an offer due to lack of passion for the brand..
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does Hearst resonate with you and how do you identify with one of our brands?
I applied online. I interviewed at Hearst in Apr 2018
Interview
I applied via Handshake (college job posting app) and got a referral from my boss from the previous summer. I had one 30 min phone call with an editor and a follow-up interview via Skype interview with the entire team that I would be placed on
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the biggest challenge you've encountered during a leadership role