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Dow Jones Interview Questions & Reviews in New York City, NY Area
Getting the Interview 13 Interviews
Interview Experience 12 Ratings
Finance Director at Dow Jones
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY – Reviewed May 5, 2013
Interview Details – Simple. Met 3 times. Once with SVP Finance in NYc, once with Pres of business I'd be supporting in NYC and again wit SVP Finance in New Jersey so I could see the team at HQ. had an offer shortly thereafter. No time wasted, no extra layers, no BS.
Interview Question – Nothing unusual Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Simple, "we feel its a fit, let's move forward." Threw some numbers out there, I came back with some small requests, we agreed moved ahead. Background process took a few days. All in all, offer to start date was 3 weeks.
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Customer Service Representative at Dow Jones
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Jan 2013 – Reviewed Jan 24, 2013
Interview Details – The interview process started out with an initial phone call to set up a time for a interview. They were courteous and willing to work with you. If you get past the first phone interview then you move on to the second. The second interview is very standard and is similar to the first. The y ask the basic questions, so there are no tricks. After making past all two phone interview, the next process is meeting someone one-on-one. Now, the hiring manager who interviewed me was less prepared than any interview I've been on. There was the regular questions, but this hiring manager didn't seem interested. They didn't have a resume ready nor were they taking notes. It made you feel as if that hiring manager was most interested in what was around the office than what you were saying. The overall phone interviews went well, but meeting the hiring manager 1:1 was an unappealing experience.
Interview Question – Basic questions: Why do you want to work for the Dow Jones? Tell me about yourself. Why should we pick you over the other candidates. Answer Question
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Executive Assistant at Dow Jones
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Oct 2012 – Reviewed Dec 4, 2012
Interview Details – Found the company to be an open atmosphere. Interviewers were relaxed and very nice.
Interview Question – How would you meet the needs of different executives at the same time? Answer Question
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Relationship Manager at Dow Jones
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY – Reviewed Nov 17, 2012
Interview Details – Applied online through my university's career website and a recruiter reached out to schedule a phone interview. The phone interview was fairly standard.. why am I interested in Dow Jones, what do I know about Dow Jones, why sales (relationship manager position), etc. The recruiter seemed unenthusiastic and slightly bored with me and the conversation lasted less than 15 minutes so I was surprised when I found out I made it to the next round. The next round was a video interview (Hirevue) with about 20 questions and 3 minutes to answer each question. I didn't have much time to prepare for it and it was nerve-racking because this was my first "virtual" interview. I haven't received any feedback from Dow Jones since then despite my attempts to reach the recruiter so I just assumed that I didn't make the cut. The phone/video interview was still a fairly long process. . took about 6 weeks overall.
Interview Question – The questions in the virtual interview were very "sales-oriented" (eg: are you a hunter or a farmer?) Answer Question
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IOS Developer at Dow Jones
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Jun 2012 – Reviewed Oct 23, 2012
Interview Details – The guy calls and there is not a single word of hi or hello, directly jumped on to technical questions. I couldn't last for 5 minutes...
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Staff Writer at Dow Jones
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY – Reviewed Aug 14, 2012
Interview Details – Took many months of calling and pestering.
Negotiation Details – None. Offer was take it or leave it.
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Engineering at Dow Jones
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Monmouth Junction, NJ Oct 2010 – Reviewed Aug 3, 2011
Interview Details – phone interview, followed by a 1:1 interview
Interview Question – tell me about yourself Answer Question
Negotiation Details – reasonable
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Sales Coordinator at Dow Jones
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Jun 2011 – Reviewed Jun 23, 2011
Interview Details – I applied online in Feb 2011 to the Integrated Ad Sales Track Program. I was contacted 2 months later by email to set up a phone interview. Phone interview was all business - typical interview questions. After about 15 minutes, the recruiter told me she'd like me to continue with the next step, a "virtual" interview (which was a new thing for DJ). The virtual interview was 7 typical interview questions. I had 30 seconds to read each question and prepare an answer, then up to 3 minutes to answer. After that, I was supposed to hear back within 2 weeks about the next step. It took about 3.5 weeks until they got back to me. Then I was invited to NY for a 2-day event in early June (DJ pays for flight, taxis, hotel, meals). There were 27 candidates invited competing for 4-6 coordinator openings. The first day was for mingling and meeting people and learning more about the position and the company. The second day consisted of 5 interviews, 30 minutes each, with different members of the WSJ org. Each person was mostly informal and relaxed about the process, but asked typical interview questions.
Interview Questions
- What is your favorite recent ad campaign or one that has stood out? View Answer
- Describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult customer. Answer Question
- Why do you want to go into sales? Answer Question
- Tell me about a time you worked in a group on a project and what the outcome was? Answer Question
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Product Manager at Dow Jones
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Monmouth Junction, NJ Jan 2009 – Reviewed Apr 9, 2011
Interview Details – Interviewed with HR Rep (outsourced); interviewed with hiring manager. HR Rep and HR department not particularly knowledgeable about benefits. Hiring manager was easy to talk with and ask questions. Everyone in the interview process was cordial and friendly.
Interview Question – What are your salary expectations for this position. View Answer
Negotiation Details – Was able to negotiate salary. Be sure to get everything in writing.
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Project Manager at Dow Jones
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Jul 2010 – Reviewed Sep 4, 2010
Interview Details –
Applied online and got a call from the recruiter a few days later. Told me that he would set up interviews with the appropriate people within a few days. A few weeks passed, and I followed up a few times. The last follow up resulted in an appointment for an interview with the hiring manager.
She was very nice and professional and told me the details about the position. We followed up on the phone and she booked the next round of interviews.
No crazy questions, just specific job details and questions about my previous experience.
As I left the last interview, the hiring manager asked me for a list of my references and said that she would be making a decision in the upcoming weeks. References were never contacted, and the hiring manager hasn't returned my emails for a follow up.
Interview Question – How would you deal with a difficult client? Answer Question
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