Production Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at CNN with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Production Assistant roles take an average of 38 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CNN overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at CNN as a Production Assistant according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 12%
Skills test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CNN (New York, NY) in May 2021
Interview
I was an intern previously who applied for the production assistant role. There was a phone interview with HR then two virtual interviews, one with the EP and Senior Producer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are five current news stories both local and world wide?
It was fine, applied then waited then got an email back. Was a few wks. Then interview time. Was OK. Not Would apply again. Did not go so well. Did not get the job
Fairly pleasant, i felt very comfortable and felt like i answered all the questions to the best of my ability. Make sure you do your research on the company before going into the interview.
The interview was an online video recording. They gave little information on how to prepare and felt like talking to the air. You get two chances to record an answer to each question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Various questions related to current news and current events. Study up.