Pearson Education Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – I was contacted by a Pearson recruiter regarding an application that I submitted. I was not able to take her initial call, and then it took her two weeks, and three follow up calls on my part to get back to me. She was very nice, we reviewed the job requirements and she asked my for details about my company, my current position and my strengths. From my resume, she knew that I had more than 5 years experience in middle management. She said that she has already passed on my resume to the hiring manager, and that he/she was impressed, that I was a cut above the other applicants. I soon found out the reason this was the case, was that they were offering a max of $40,000 salary. They are expecting and experienced manager to take an entry level salary. Not competitive compensation. I declined a face to face interview with the hiring manager.

Interview Details – I submitted application online back in February.
I got a call from the hiring manager sometime in April.
After 3 weeks a face to face interview with the Department Manager
After 3 days I got the job offer.
Most questions are common. The interview was basically to test if your personality is a perfect fit for the environment.

Negotiation Details – Offer was so much more than what I expected so I dont need to negotiate.

Interview Details – 3 phase interview process which includes a phone interview, followed by a group interview in which you complete a 15 min. presentation, followed by another group interview in which you complete a 20 min. presentation based on a product they assign you

Interview Details – I applied online and got an email from HR and then got a phone interview the same week. I have waited for more than 2 weeks so far after the first interview, still no reply.

Interview Details – 3 phone interviews then an in person interview

Interview Details – Got interviewed by phone and lastly I had to interview myself....yes interview myself. They use Montage interview system. With this system you login from your home and they show you the questions on screen. While the questions are on screen they record your answer with a webcam. It was a pretty horrible experience overall because you are talking to yourself with no feedback from the recruiting team from Pearson since it is a recorded video you are sending to them.

Interview Details – before onsite interview I pass a skype interview, in which I was asked 3 questions about coding, 2 are simple and regular coding problems: like turning an input number, for example, 12345 (int) into 54321. The third question is about SQL coding. very simple and basic.
On the onsite interview, just talked about the research work I have done and some activities in the past. very relax.

Interview Details – Interview was traditional in nature. Took 2 to 3 months to get a response from the organization on the decision made after being told it will be one month.

Interview Details – I endured a long interview process at Pearson. Things began with a 15-minute phone interview with the district manager, who asked me to come meet with him in person the following day. In that second interview, we walked through my resume and I shared more about my work experience and background with him. He pressed me on why I wanted to go into sales, which I hadn't been involved in before.

That night, the manager emailed me to ask me to meet with a VP the following day. So in round three, I met with the VP and manager together, and the interview consisted of a lot of softball questions - tell me about a time when... how would you handle... etc. Because the manager liked me, it seemed that the VP was receptive to my candidacy as well.

The next week, I was asked to meet with the current AE, and she and I got along very well. Rather than a formal interview, we met at a restaurant and had a conversation in which she gave me tips about how to do the job well and what she had learned doing it over the last decade. She told me that I was her top pick for the job and gave me a positive review.

The manager called and told me to sharpen my sales knowledge. He told me to read two books, which I did in detail, and to create plans for the way I would tackle the sales territory. Not knowing how or when this would be needed, I put in several days of intense work to prepare.

Finally, later that week, I was asked to participate in a 30-minute phone interview with HR. This was the most confusing part. I had no idea why I would need to run through my resume with HR when I'd already done so with the manager and VP. The person conducting the interview was hard to read over the phone.

After a week of not hearing back from anyone at Pearson, I was asked to attend an industry event as the probable new AE. Told I was the "lead candidate," I did so, shook a lot of hands, and smiled as wide as I could. Imagine my disappointment upon hearing that the position was filled by an internal candidate.