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Updated Jan 15, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Negative	7%

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2011 in Century City, CA (took 3 weeks)

Phone interview was standard. In person interview was too. Found it odd that they suggest that you park in the Century City Mall and walk 2 blocks to their building.

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What do you know about the company

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2011 in Silver Spring, MD (took a day)

Submitted my resume online and was contacted a couple of days later for a phone screen. I was initially very impressed with the response time. Phone screen was very generic, just walking through my resume, what a typical day looked like and why I left each company. I was told that I would be contacted to schedule an in person interview, but I never heard from the recruiter. I even emailed her to ask the status and did not get a response. It's fine if they went in a different direction but at least respond to the candidates.

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The phone screen just consisted of what I did at each job and why I left.

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Apr 2011 in Los Angeles, CA (took 2 weeks)

I received an email from an HR representative regarding setting up a phone interview. The phone interview was scheduled for a few days later. The HR rep was friendly, informative, and quick about setting up a meeting w/the hiring manaer. I met w/the hiring manager a few days later and had what I thought was a solid interview. We spoke for a little over an hr about the opportunity and I left feeling as though I was a strong candidate. I received an email letting me know that a decision would be made w/in the next week. A week and a half later, I received a generic email letting me know that I was not selected for the position.

Interview Questions

Why do you want to work for Discovery? Which Discovery programming do you watch?

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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1.0

Very Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Dec 2010 (took 2 weeks)

The initial phone interview was planned one day in advance which was canceled due to sudden work changes and moved to over a week later. Once we talked, the recruiter was very nice and easy going. She asked me a couple general question and reconfirmed my ability to intern at their offices in Atlanta. She then went into further detail on the position and asked if I thought I would fit the position and if I had any questions for her. She then sent my resume off to the HSW offices where I received a phone call a couple hours later to schedule my 1:1 in-person interview a couple days later. The in person meeting was also very easy-going. I was given very good and thorough instructions on how to find their building and office which none of my other interviews provided at all no matter how difficult their building was to find. She then told me about the work past interns did and what kind of work I would be expecting to do. She asked me a few questions and asked if I had any questions. I was then passed onto the senior editor for a second 1:1 in person interview. She asked me similar questions, but focused more on the work I had done previously and what I was interested in than my work ethics. On my way home, I received a phone call telling me I had been offered the position, but because I had been also interviewing at other places, they gave me a few days to decide what I wanted to do.

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How would you describe your work ethic?

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What type of skills do you think bring to the table?

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Why do you want to work for HSW?

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How do you think this position would benefit you?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Aug 2010 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)

I applied on the discovery website and I got an email from somebody in HR. This person initially interviewed me and asked me what department I was interested in. After this I interviewed with 2 people from the department - asked me why I wanted to work there, what I liked about Discovery, past job experiences, etc...

Interview Questions

Why do you want to work at Discovery

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2009 in Bethesda, MD (took 1 week)

I worked with a recruiter that set up the interview for me. Upon arriving at the building, I met with an internal recruiter that took me through all the application paperwork. They also asked about salary expectations pretty early on in the process. I met with the person that would be my boss, the person that was transitioning off the team, and finally the head of US accounting. I found the people to be very friendly, but direct about asking questions.

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How do you work with diverse coworkers with different communication styles? Give an example of how you handle different people's communication styles.

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Give an example of the last technical issue you encountered and the research you did to reach a conclusion.

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2009 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)

Pretty straight forwards. Detailed paperwork, forms were required to be filled out prior to interview. Much of the forms and paper work was pretty redundant and took longer to fill out than the actual interview. Arrive at your interview a good 1/2 hour early to allow for filling out of paperwork.

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Where do you expect to see yourself within this company 10 years from now. I guess they are looking for commitment!

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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jul 2010 in New York, NY (took 1 week)

An HR representative contacted me via email regarding the position I applied for two weeks prior. I had a phone interview and a week later went to the office for a one on one. I met several employees in the department and was offered the job 4 days later. HR rep. followed up after the on location interview. Process was very smooth.

Interview Questions

Why Discovery?

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What are your top strengths?

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Negotiation Details

I did not negotiate. I read the reviews about recent lay-offs and didn't want to risk it. Make sure you are VERY informed about the company

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Dec 2009 (took 3 months)

Had three great interviews, sent follow-up emails and was left with the impression that I was a leading candidate. However, never heard back from HR, nor the hiring manager. When I finally sent another email, I received a form email back telling me I was not selected for the job, but the job I "I wasn't selected for" wasn't even the one I applied for! Overall experience disappointing and unorganized.

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What is the "next big" social media "thing?

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Give some examples of broadcast companies that "are doing it right"

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Apr 2010 in Silver Spring, MD (took 3 days)

I was interviewed at an exact time and he called me at that time. The interview was very short and consisted of about 4 questions. The first was what do we do at Discovery Communications?, the next was who was your favorite teacher?, What is your favorite brand and why? and the final was Why Discovery? He was very straight forward and did not react much.