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Updated May 15, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior RIA Developer and Technical Project Architect at CBS Interactive
Posted Sep 9, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took a day)
The interview process was very pleasant and professional and I enjoyed it! First I had a phone screen interview that lasted about 1-2 hours and then we moved to an in-person interview that lasted about 3 hours! It was pleasant and I really liked the Sr. VP of Engineering and we hit it off right form the beginning which helped! I would recommend this company to anyone!
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very pleasant.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Account Coordinator at CBS Interactive
Posted Sep 7, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 (took 2 weeks)
1st Interview: Phone interview, pretty basic.
2nd Interview: Meet with 3 Account Managers back-to-back, had pretty much the same interview with each of them. Standard Questions: Why are you interested in the company? The job? What experience do you have/what can you bring to the table? What are your strength's/weaknesses etc...
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Interactive Design Intern at CBS Interactive
Posted Sep 6, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2009 in San Francisco, CA (took 5 days)
Had a phone interview, then was brought in for a 1 on 1 interview with the Outbound Marketing Team, then had a 1 on 1 with the Outbound Marketing Director. Then filled out paper with my references, resume and background information.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Mobil GUI Designer at CBS Interactive
Posted Aug 24, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Los Angeles, CA (took 1 week)
You meet with the UI director and she gives you the lowdown on the job and looks at your portfolio. You are presented a skills test, designing an iPad app for one of their sites like metacritic. I would ask for the parameters because she likes to say "out of the box". That could mean anything, so I would get clarification. Then if they deem you worthy, you are giving a 1 or 2 day trial. The first day was cleaning up someone's banner ads, which is not in the job description. You are judged on being factory fast. People there are nice, but observing how the director interacts with other designers. It is her way or the highway, no room for your opinion here. Some people can be great designers, but are put in a director role and need to work on people skills.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Skills Test.
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Research Analyst at CBS Interactive
Posted Jul 14, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 (took a day)
General background information about the position and company. Asked why I though I was a good fit for the company. What are your strengths that you would bring to the company. What analytical experiences do you have? When was a time that you had to work with a person you did not get along with and how did it work out.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Sales Assistant at CBS Interactive
Posted Jun 17, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 (took a day)
Applied online an after three weeks got an email to come in for an interview. I was supposed to meet with four different sales managers. I went and first got interviewed by 2 managers at once and questions were fairly standard and based on fit questions. Then I was walked over to the third manager who was nice and also asked questions based on fit. When I was supposed to meet with the fourth manager, she was called into a meeting and I was left hanging. I was told it wouldn't affect me but I was still uneasy so I emailed one of the managers back to see what was going to happen. Almost two weeks later and still no reply. Very unprofessional.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Account Coordinator at CBS Interactive
Posted Nov 10, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2008 (took 6 months)
They went through several hiring freezes while I was interviewing. Once I was there, I noticed how the hiring process went. It was basically bringing people in based on their resume, and then letting middle managers talk to them about where they went to school, then meeting as a group to talk about who they'd want to manage based on personalities alone. What is this? A fraternity? Get over yourselves.
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Negotiation Details
Non-negotiable.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Research Analyst at CBS Interactive
Posted Aug 25, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2008 in San Francisco, CA (took 3 days)
It was pretty simple. Started with a standard HR interview followed by a one on one interview with the hiring manager, followed by an interview with the team. Everyone in the group was very intelligent and easy to get along with.
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Negotiation Details
I was able to negotiate 5K more than what they offered.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Intern at CBS Interactive
Posted Jun 28, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in New York, NY (took a day)
informal setting, very laid-back, questions pertaining to video editing and technology use
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Negotiation Details
flexible
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Backend Engineer at CBS Interactive
Posted Jun 19, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 days)
I had one phone interview and one interview with the people in the group working in CNET team. The Phone interview went nice and I had clearrly mentioned that I am not that adept in the Industry level Java that they had been looking for. After all I was a grad student and things are done differently in a grad school. They still ended up asking me questions on it during in-person interview which was a bit awkward since I had mentioned it before hand that I am not that good with Java. All in all, the interview went well and I am waiting for a response from them this week.
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