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Updated Sep 9, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Marketing Manager at HBO
Posted Sep 9, 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 Oct 2010 in New York, NY (took 2 months)
I had one interview with HR and one person in department, then was given a writing project. Was told I made a good impression by HR and came back in for a second interview with a hiring manager. Thought it went well... and then nothing, crickets. Weeks went by, and I contacted HR because I was leaving the country for two weeks and wanted to see if there were any updates. It wasn't until a full MONTH later that I was told the position was filled from within. Was brought back a couple of months later for a different position in the same division. Hiring manager told me she heard great things and we seemed to hit it off. Sent thank you notes, etc. and once again, radio silence. I'd contact HR every few weeks and get told I was still being considered. It wasn't until THREE MONTHS later, when I told them I needed an answer because I received another job offer, that I was told they changed the job spec. It's a shame because the people seemed really smart and personable and the brand is so prestigious and I would have loved to work on projects related to such high-quality programming. But having the hiring process drag out that much and being kept in the dark was frustrating.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Entertainment at HBO
Posted Feb 26, 2011 — 2 of 2 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 Jan 2009 in Los Angeles, CA (took 3 months)
call received a few weeks after submitting resume. Interview scheduled a few weeks thereafter. The interview was short and straight forward. focus on experience and previous employment. Job description was very general. It appeared that there was no opportunity for growth or promotion.Office is nice with great location and ample parking. Building is shared with other companies.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Account Executive at HBO
Posted Feb 7, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Atlanta, GA (took 2 days)
I worked with a company employed recruiter to schedule the interview and complete the inital phone interview. He also assisted me with the background check and scheduled my presentation.
The 1:1 Interview was informal and lasted close to an hour. I interviewed with two managers in a discussion format. I was ask to present a business plan to a group of 7 people which was schedule nearly two weeks later.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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Marketing at HBO
Posted Jan 15, 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 Feb 2010 in New York, NY (took 2 days)
I had a phone interview with the recruiter and it went really well. My next phone interview (I was in Boston and in school so phone interviews were the best option at the time) was with the manager of that department. He was a lot less outgoing than the recruiter (even stern, I would say) and that caught me off guard. I froze and found it very difficult to answer some, I'll admit, pretty simple questions.
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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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Director at HBO
Posted Jan 15, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2009 (took 3 days)
Communication went well.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Professional Position at HBO
Posted Aug 30, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jul 2010 in New York, NY (took 4 days)
I decline to mention what the position was for. The phone interview went so well and I thought the in person would as well, after a few minutes of questioning my interview was literally cut short (I thought things were going SO well) and I never heard from them. Such an unprofessional way to end an interview.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Java Developer at HBO
Posted Jun 29, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2008 in New York, NY (took a day)
Interviewer asked other questions than technical. Looked like the job was fixed to be given someone else.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Freelance Designer at HBO
Posted Apr 26, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2008 in New York, NY (took a day)
It involved filling out stacks of forms which took about 2 hours. Then meeting with the HR rep (even though it was a freelance gig) and 3 senior art directors/supervisors. Overall, it took 3 to 4 hours of my day.
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Reason for Declining
I didn't not get a good feeling about them. After all that work interviewing, the HR rep finally told me what the pay was—$35 an hour. In addition to being very low for an experienced designer, it is also extremely low for what the position really was. The responsibilities and duties are those of an art director not a designer.
You may want to know that they limit the freelancer's hours to 40 a week and they will only have you for 6 months before terminating your services. They do that to everybody so that's probably why you see HBO post this same position fairly regularly.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Executive Assistant at HBO
Posted Aug 10, 2009 — 1 of 2 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2008 in Coral Gables, FL (took a day)
The interview was as if I was interviewing in some Latin American 3rd world country. No kidding! These three people came in and conducted the interview in Spanish. Each and every single one of them interviewed me in Spanish. As if the language was more important than my education.
Reason for Declining
HBO is so backwards and hateful of American culture that they cannot afford me. I refuse to work with a company and a team as deplorable as these people.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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