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Updated May 21, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Associate Photo Researcher at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Posted Apr 13, 2011
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2.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Austin, TX (took a day)
I applied on online and got a phone call to set up a phone interview. About week later, I did the phone interview. The lady who interviewed me was really nice. The interview consisted with basic interview questions like tell me about yourself/experience. She then gave me the rundown about the position which didn't jive well with me. It sounded more administrative then creative. I then took a skills test. I week later I received an email saying that they have decided to more on with other candidates for the position. If they had offered me the position, I would have declined it because the job title didn't match the position.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Dedicated Account Executive at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Posted Dec 6, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Nov 2010 (took 3 weeks)
Had 2 phone interviews and then went in for a presenation. Everyone I spoke to gave me different details regarding the job (Work from home, work from office). Then no offer was given. I thought I deserved the job so I spoke to the recruiter to find out what neds to be fixed. They said no one was chosen. Waste of time.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Business Analyst at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Posted Aug 5, 2010
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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 Jul 2010 in Austin, TX (took 2+ weeks)
Pretty laid back. More behavioral in nature.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Per-Diem at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Posted Apr 23, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2008 (took a day)
They just asked me if I was willing to travel a lot, and be able to use my own car for the job.
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Negotiation Details
There was none.
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I applied In-Person.
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Director of Field Sales at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Posted Jan 14, 2010
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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 Sep 2009 (took 1+ week)
Very professional.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Posted Jan 6, 2010
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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 Aug 2009 in Boston, MA (took 4+ weeks)
The process was slow, and it wasn't unti the 3rd round that I was able to learn that the position wasn't a proper match either in pay or responsibilities for my own experience. The interviewers I spoke with were all professional and engaged, but it was a slow, somewhat unorganized process.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Posted Nov 17, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2007 (took 2 weeks)
I had an initial phone interview with HR, and then a one-on-one with HR. After making it through these two phases, I was brought in for an interview with several department heads. The interview process was fairly easy and low-key. I had no editorial skills, but came from an industry where they often recruit personnel. For the entry-level position that I interviewed for, they were more interested in my ability to learn rather than what I knew.
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Negotiation Details
Able to negotiate somewhat.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Posted Mar 18, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2008 in Dublin, County Dublin (Ireland) (took 1 week)
My first interview was a phone screening with two managers - one of the at VP level. The job was for a Senior Software Engineer / Team leader for remote teams so the conversation was around team management, agile methodologies and best practices. A very open conversation.
The second interview was onsite, I had to pay my own trip to Ireland and was very well received. Both interviewers, one of them the future project manager, were very nice and smiling and we only went through my cv without any difficult questions.
The offer was made a few days after and was actually slightly better than my other options, but I decided to go with another project.
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Reason for Declining
The other offer I had was technically more challenging.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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