Edelman Senior Account Executive Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – Really smooth interview process. The HR department was responsive and always answered emails and phone calls promptly. Everything went well until the offer came through and they were not willing to negotiate on salary or benefits. Oddly, was given the hard sell and guilt trip when I declined the offer.

Reason for Declining – Compensation package, asked for 2-3K more and was rejected.

Interview Details – A woman I worked with at my previous job passed along my resume and mentioned I would be interested in relocating to New York. The head of the division called me to ask if I could "swing by and meet some people." I'm not sure if anything formal was ever arranged. I met with four different people, each for 30 minutes. They asked some general questions about my resume and one of them explicitly told me I should probably go work in D.C. instead of New York.
After the interviews, I took a quick AP style test and timed writing test. It was a single open-ended question and was easy enough, but no one told me about it until it was starting.
Honestly, if I hadn't had connections within the company to give me a better sense of how things worked, I doubt I would have wanted the job. That said, I LOVE working at Edelman.

Negotiation Details – I got a lot out of negotiation, mostly by playing softball with them. They increased my title once I demonstrated that I had additional experience

Interview Details – Phone interview with HR, Panel interview with Account Sup and VP on the phone, in-person with AS and VP in person, and writing test.

Interview Details – I was interviewed by in-house HR about the position. I spoke to the HR person about the position. I was invited in to a 1:1 interview with someone in the practice. After that meeting, I was asked to take a writing test to see if my skills were up to par for the job. I was called about a week later letting me know they had found another candidate for the job.

Interview Details – Initial communication was from HR with a brief phone interview, after which I had a series of interviews with the hiring group, including two one-one-one interviews with group leaders followed by a session with a small group of junior staff. About a week following the last interview I received a verbal offer from HR.

Interview Details – The interview was conducted casually 1:1 with two management staff of the recruiting practice which took around 1.5 hours altogether, standard questions were asked and the focus was to see how candidates would share about his experience and interests spontaneously under a natural environment; written test was mandatory, samples of previous writing copies were requested. Interviews and written test were conducted on 2 days separately but this arrangement varies from one candidate to another. The gap period between last interview and offer was unexpectedly long and it is recommended that candidates should take initiative to follow up appropriately in between

Negotiation Details – No room for negotiation; previous compensation was not taken into consideration, usually min point of the applied post is offered

Interview Details – I had four separate interviews, mostly in person, but one on the phone. The process was much faster than I've experienced at other companies.

Interview Details – I was contacted by a recruiter and after a brief phone interview I was invited to come in and interview with the team. The interview consisted of two one on one interviews with senior team members and a small group interview with more junior team members. The interviews lasted about 2 hours but they weren't grueling, just repetitive. I was invited back a few days later to take a writing test which included basic spelling and grammar and a sample press release.