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Updated Feb 7, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Design at ESPN
Posted Feb 7, 2012
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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 Jan 2011 in Bristol, CT (took 2 days)
I am not interested in sports, but found it interesting to imagine myself working on a complex sports web site as a designer and information architect. The recruiter pumped me up a lot to ESPN, and ESPN picked me up in a limo in Manhattan, and drove me out to Connecticut to meet the web design team. Abut four people interviewed me, and everyone was really nice and asked great questions. I left with a distinct feeling that the job was mine if I were to press harder, but the football, baseball, basketball, and hockey culture at ESPN just did nothing for me, and I knew that I couldn't do much for them if my heart wasn't in love with sports. Two days later I called and told them this, they respected my decision, and that was that.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Stats and Information at ESPN
Posted Jan 25, 2012
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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 2011 in Bristol, CT (took 2 days)
You have to take a sports knowledge test and then an HR person called. They just asked basic questions about what your strengths and weaknesses were, why you want to intern there, etc. They were nice. I was just nervous. It was my dream place to work! My advice: Don't be nervous and don't ramble.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Director at ESPN
Posted Jan 11, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 (took 2 months)
Appalling unprofessional
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Event Operations Intern at ESPN
Posted Dec 22, 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 Mar 2011 in Bristol, CT (took a day)
Received a call from someone likely from HR in early March. The conversation of great and lasted nearly a half hour. The first 10 or so minutes was all about how I received/viewed ESPN content (i.e. magazine subscriptions, ESPN iPhone apps, Insider, ect...). Unfortunately I don't subscribe to a lot of that stuff and ultimately I think that's what hurt me in the long run. The rest of the interview went really well, asked a lot of question about my college experiences and leading/managing people. Afterwards, I had a good feeling about it and was expecting another call. Instead I got an email about 1 1/2 later saying the had filled the position. I later found out that internship went to old friend of mine at a different university and was happy to know a solid individual got the opportunity. Overall a good experience.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Technical Producer at ESPN
Posted Nov 2, 2011
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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 Oct 2011 in Seattle, WA (took 1+ week)
the entire interview process was normal and expected... until the end. Did the initial phone screen with HR, then a phone call with someone in the management chain. All went well, so about 2 weeks after the initial calls, the in-person interview was scheduled with 3 people. Parking in their garage in Seattle was $31, and when I made a comment about the high cost of parking for 3 hours, the first person just laughed and said it was paid for full-timers (I was actually expecting validation, but I blew it off and laughed along with him, no biggie).
Anyway, met with he first person, things went well, we seemed to hit it off. Met the 2nd person, things went OK, seemed like we missed connecting a bit, but I've had far worse interviews in my life. Met the 3rd person and got a strange vibe form the start. He seemed intimidated, and was clearly uncomfortable. It was weird to say the least. No biggie, it happens, and I did not get the job, as you might imagine.
It was not a big deal, but the thing that chapped my hide more than anything was the fact that they told me they would make a decision within a few days, and then never got back with me! I sent one email every Thursday for 4 weeks straight asking for a status update (I knew I didn't get the job, but expected confirmation because, who really knows until they say No, right?).
I never heard back from anyone so after 4 weeks I contacted HR, and of course they said no dice.
I can tell you that even if the interview was that bad (which I do not think it was, as I've been the interviewer and the interviewee many times in my professional career), the LEAST they could have done was let me know I was no longer being considered. Totally unprofessional. I'm a big boy, I can handle bad news. To not tell someone the status of an interview after they've made an emotional, financial and time commitment is just about the worst thing a company can do, and ESPN/Disney would be ashamed if they knew they have employees who think this is OK. Karma comes around 2X, so I'm not losing any sleep, but be wary of the interview process with ESPN/Disney in Seattle.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Researcher at ESPN
Posted Oct 15, 2011 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 (took 2 weeks)
the first assessment was online.. 45 mins to complete and you can use the internet/magazines/newspapers... everything about sports!! Colleges big name players went to, teams, everything!
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Intern at ESPN
Posted Sep 28, 2011
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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 Feb 2011 in New York, NY (took a day)
Most of the hiring process was outsourced to India, which immediately put a bad taste in my mouth. I only ever spoke with a real ESPN employee once.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Graphics Systems Controller at ESPN
Posted Sep 15, 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 Sep 2011 in Bristol, CT (took a day)
I recently had the opportunity to do a SKYPE interview over the internet with the Director of the department hiring for the position. In a second interview over SKYPE I was interviewed by two additional heads of department. The process involved general questions about qualifications, education and work experience, as well as questions about my personal sports tastes and interest. Very friendly interview staff, and professional process. After each interview I was told there would be about a two week time in which they would make their decision, and get back to me which they did.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Stats Analyst at ESPN
Posted Jul 25, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in Bristol, CT (took 2 months)
The interview process was relatively easy, but in order to get an answer from the company about your interview you need to call them yourself. They said they were going to call back in a week and 2 weeks had passed, so after the 3rd week I called back and turned down the offer.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Access Control Specialist at ESPN
Posted May 10, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 May 2011 in Bristol, CT (took a day)
Went for a 3 on 1 interview, despite it being a group interview, it was still quite relaxed and friendly. The position being of a technical nature, sports knowledge was not important. The interviewers mostly wanted to know about tech background and would occasionally throw in a question to more or less gauge your response. I.e. One asked me what I would say if they told me that they felt my performance in the interview was poor. Best advice is try not to react too much to questions like these.
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Negotiation Details
Started at 50,000.00 per year.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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