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Updated Feb 14, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Sales Manager at Cengage Learning
Posted Feb 14, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 (took 8 weeks)
The interview process was a combination of 2 in-person interviews and 5 phone interviews. I did very well during the interview process and made it to the final round. However, I feel they should allow candidates to be reimbursed for the expenses they encounter while completing the campus project.
The process was very long, drawn out and tiresome. The upside is that the interview process will definitely prepare you for future interviews with other companies, After begging for yay or nay I was subsequently offered a position with a competitor Cengage which paid more.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Inside Sales at Cengage Learning
Posted Feb 1, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 in Florence, KY (took 3 days)
First Interview basic interview questions, 2nd interview you do a mock sales call to an internal employee. Then you are given a project where you have to call three instructors at universities and ask them what makes a good sales rep, you must write a one page essay from that. Turn it in via email and wait.
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Negotiation Details
I tried they didn't budge. I've heard others may have had better luck. Give it a shot.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Marketing at Cengage Learning
Posted Jan 22, 2012
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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 Jan 2012 in Belmont, CA (took 2 weeks)
Received immediate contact from recruiter. Set-up a time to speak with recruiter where she went over the position and asked a few basic questions regarding my background. After confirming that the position was a good fit for me, she set-up a phone interview with the hiring manager. I had a great conversation with the hiring manager who informed me that one more phone interview would be done with another team member prior to bringing people in for in-person interviews. I had a good conversation with this "team member" and expected a status update over the next few days. 3 weeks have passed and I have yet to hear one word from the recruiter or hiring manager after sending each one 2 emails. Very disappointed with HR and their inability to get back to me. If this is how potential employees are treated, I am glad I found out now rather than later.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Director at Cengage Learning
Posted Jul 25, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 (took 2 days)
I applied online and was contacted by HR within a week. HR coordinated phone meetings with 2 executives with whom I would be working directly. HR was extremely professional and set up the interviews for the following week. The first phone interview was with the executive who would be my boss. It lasted about 1 hour of which 45 minutes consisted of a series of nonstop questions, mostly pertaining to my behavior and personality (& mostly in the negative). For example, name a past professional mistake and what would you do differently. What is a criticism you have received? How do you motivate yourself to do something you don't want to do? The first interviewer also gave me a "heads up" that the exec I would be interviewing with the next day would be "pitching me" a different job in her dept.
The next day's interview lasted about 40 minutes with an exec who couldn't have been lovelier or more professional. The style was more conversational than the first interview and the actual job was explained in greater detail and in more realistic terms. I knew at that point the position I was interviewing for was not the right fit and said so. Based on the 1st interviewer's tip, I asked about the other position that the 2nd interviewer was supposedly going to "pitch" to me. The second interviewer politely told me to apply online. It was at that moment that I realized that the first interviewer played me. Perhaps it was a test of my behavior.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Sales Representative at Cengage Learning
Posted Jun 14, 2011
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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 2011 (took 4+ weeks)
Came in for an interview with two of the sales managers, then was asked to return for a 1:1 interview with a different sales manager. After I was asked to complete a project which consisted of asking 3 random professors what they thought of sales reps.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Marketing at Cengage Learning
Posted May 25, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 (took a day)
They provided me with information about the interview, including with whom I would speak, and they followed through. Whatever information I requested during the interview,. the interviewer was very obliging. I felt like I got all the information I needed to understand what the job required. The questions asked of me were relevant to the position. We spoke for at least 3/4 of an hour.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Editorial Assistant at Cengage Learning
Posted May 2, 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 Apr 2010 (took a day)
I had two interviews for the position, and met with a number of coworkers. The first interview, I talked to about six different people. In general, I would say they asked standard interview questions, "why are you interested in this position", etc. The second interview was slightly longer, and I met with more of the decision makers on the team. I feel they were looking for someone who could present themselves as capable of dealing with many different demands and team members, which is what the job requires.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Writer at Cengage Learning
Posted Apr 17, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 4+ weeks)
1. I submitted resume via internet
2. Got HR email 3 days later
3. HR scheduled interview, and I talked to HR for 45 minutes on the phone.
4. HR scheduled hiring manager interview (phone)
5. Took a skills test, got very positive feedback, HR promised to schedule on site
6. HR forgot to schedule on site until I reminded her
7. Finally brought in for on site interview
6. Spent full day, including lunch talking to everyone on team
7. Had to schedule another interview over the phone a week later.
8. HR followed up with positive feedback, sent me summary of benefits, asked about payscale, also got positive feedback from the hiring manager
9. Never heard back from them again
10. I emailed the hiring manager to inquire AND HR with no response
11. Finally wrote a stern email to HR demanding a response and expressed concern that I'd never had an interview go this far with no human contact after the fact.
12. Finally got official rejection.
Notes: Interviewers hadn't read my resume too closely, didn't know my background. Interviews are more conversational. They are all very concerned about a good "fit", so to that end, best if you are under 30, hip, and a little bit of a geek, because all the writers are very young. Pay scale is lower than average pay around here.
Everything was fine about the interview, but the handling of personnel issues from HR to management, was, in my opinion, highly unprofessional.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Sales Representative-Higher Education at Cengage Learning
Posted Mar 24, 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 Dec 2010 in Tampa, FL (took a day)
Applied online then received a call from district manager who wanted to meet for an informal interview. Standard interview questions lasting about an hour. The manager told me that he would request that other Cengage managers would like to speak with me and he would be in touch. I never heard a word and even followed up with an email and sent a thank you note.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Development Editor at Cengage Learning
Posted Mar 3, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 in Boston, MA (took a day)
I interview with 4 people two months after applying online. Interview lasted 4hrs. Was asked to provide sample edit; then asked to complete second phase of online app. Kept in good contact with one woman. Process was drawn out; was misled about position. Ask HR about payscale for your position.
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Reason for Declining
Got offer almost 8 weeks after interview. Offer was for a lower position and salary. I was offended for being mislead. It would have been professional of the company to let me know that the open position had changed so I wouldn't waste my time on a position that did not interested me. I'm lucky to have a job, so I didn't have to settle for less.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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