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Updated Feb 15, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Intern at NBC Universal
Posted Feb 15, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in New York, NY (took 2 days)
The interview process was pretty standard. They asked about related work experience, what I hoped to get out of my internship, and when I'd like to begin/end my internship. I'd recommend extending your internship date as far as possible. Working for 1 month as opposed to 3 months is a big difference - you want to be able to see projects out from start to finish.
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Negotiation Details
Since it was an unpaid internship it was pretty flexible. However, they want you as close to full time as possible. There were other interns who only worked half a work day and the department definitely took notice and showed favoritism to those who worked 9-5.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Intern at NBC Universal
Posted Aug 25, 2011
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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 Sep 2010 (took 1 week)
I applied for an internship online and got a call from a recruiter a few weeks later. She was very informal during the quick interview. She basically wanted to make sure I got school credit, that I could relocate, etc. And also questions about strengths, weaknesses, and experience. Unfortunately it didnt work out with ny schedule that semester dl I declined. I was able to reach out to her again that following semester.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Intern at NBC Universal
Posted Apr 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 Jan 2010 in Burbank, CA (took 1 week)
Following an initial phone discussion with Campus Relations HR, I had a phone interview with my prospective internship supervisor. I was immediately asked to come in for an in-person interview on the Burbank lot. Questions revolved around my personal interests, aspirations, and learning about the position. The background check is rather exhaustive.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Intern at NBC Universal
Posted Mar 10, 2011
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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 2010 in Los Angeles, CA (took a day)
Talking with directer... He was nice. Everyone was friendly, just the days wouldnot match my schedule.
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Reason for Declining
The schedule did not match my class time,.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Intern at NBC Universal
Posted Oct 10, 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 Apr 2010 in Universal City, CA (took 3 weeks)
I networked with an NBC page at a social event and was searching for summer internships. I got a panel phone interview at first in which two department pages (including the one I had met) and a dept director interviewed me for about 20 minutes. It was a pretty in depth interview in which they asked about my previous experience on my resume, any group or leadership experiences I had, and the interest I had in working for the company.
Less than 3 hours later, I got a callback from one of the pages that the director enjoyed my phone interview and wanted to bring me in for a second round in-person interview a week later. The in-person interview consisted of a panel interview that included the same 2 pages and director that had talked to me on the phone. During the interview process, I guess I did not answer the questions to their liking and I let them conduct the interview since I was the interviewee. At the end of the panel interview, the director took time to give me feedback, by telling me everything I did wrong in answering her questions and that I did not take initiative in trying to ask them questions while they were asking me questions. I personally save my questions for the end when they are finished asking as I feel that I am not the one that is conducting the interview since I'm the applicant. I felt demeaned by the director's tone of voice and the way that she gave me feedback. I understand constructive criticism can be very positive, but this was overall, one of the worst feelings I have ever felt in an interview process...this was by no means my first corporate interview process either. I had had interviews for full time jobs in other corporate settings before, and I felt like this was a pretty intense interview for a simple intern position.
Following my panel interview at the office, I was supposed to meet with two VP's for 1 on 1 interviews. The VP's were busy, of course, so they kept me in a holding room for a while until a Page led me upstairs to meet with one of the VP's assistant. The assistant was very passive and obviously did not realize she would have to fill in for her supervisor and interviewed me in a very passive manner, basically commenting on my resume as she read it and saying that my experiences must have been nice.
After the VP's assistant, I was bounced back into a waiting area and then I was led in to be interviewed by a VP who had finally gotten off the phone. She interviewed me for a total of about 3 minutes, in which she also gave me constructive feedback on my elevator speech. She then told me how it was a pretty dog-eat-dog world in the entertainment industry and wished me the best of luck and hoped that whoever was in charge of the hiring process would give me the opportunity. She was rushing through all of this because her phone was ringing and she said that she had to pick up the call as she was 7 minutes late for a conference call and made me feel like I was intruding in her busy agenda.
After I left the VP's office, one of the Pages told me the other VP and her team had to leave the office because some situation arose and that I wouldn't get to meet her, so I could leave.
I pretty much figured I wouldn't be offered the position at that point since I was criticized in interview, so I left without much hope.
About a month later, after they had went through all their candidates for a summer internship position, I got a call back after business hours (6pm) on a Friday. It was a panel conference call in which the 2 pages and the department director called me to let me know that they were not offering me the position and that they had offered it to someone else. They also told me about what they were looking for in candidates that they thought to be the perfect candidate for the job. I thought it was a bit awkward that they denied me an offer through a call, a conference call, no less. Most days, HR will contact you via email to let you down because it is a lot more efficient and less awkward.
Following that conference call of no offer, I received an email a few weeks later from another office assistant in the same office inquiring whether I would still be interested in interviewing for a summer internship. I asked if it was for the same office because I had already interviewed and been denied an offer for that office. She said it was not the same office, took my resume and got back to me weeks later saying that she was sorry that all positions had been filled. I took note of that as a lack of communication within their office and a screw up.
Overall, the interview process seemed very critical and I felt like I was just being bounced around everywhere. At the end of the day, this was a low key intern position and it seemed too much and too demanding for an intern. I know not all NBC Universal offices are like this, but I hope that others had a good experience because I had an overall bad one.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Intern at NBC Universal
Posted Oct 6, 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 Mar 2009 (took 1 week)
The phone interview was very simple and straightforward because I spoke with the manager of the department I was interested in, not the intern recruiter (I got the contact info through a friend who interned there before). She opened by asking me to tell her about myself, and seemed interested in my level of experience with writing. She seemed to be open to giving me experience in what I had a strong passion and strength for, which was writing. Something that seemed to be important to her was whether or not I had video editing experience. I didn't, but she seemed okay with it. Overall, she seemed a bit distracted but she offered me the position on the spot, at the end of the interview.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.
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Intern at NBC Universal
Posted Jun 9, 2010
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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 Jul 2009 in New York, NY (took a day)
Great interview on the phone
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Intern at NBC Universal
Posted Apr 6, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in Los Angeles, CA (took 2 weeks)
Because it is a large company, the interview process for an internship may take a while. I sent in my resume and cover letter at least 2 months before I got a response. You are then interviewed by an individual from the Human Resources department. If they like you, the HR department passes on your resume to whatever department needs you may be interested in and happens to need an intern. From there, you interview with the supervisor in the specific department and wait for them to contact you.
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Negotiation Details
N/A - all internships at NBC Universal are unpaid
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Intern at NBC Universal
Posted Feb 18, 2010
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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 May 2009 in New York, NY (took 3 months)
I only had phone interviews with NBC as I was applying for internships while studying abroad. The interview process was a good experience. Asked basic questions about my resume. Because there are many different departments, I'm sure the interview process varies.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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