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Updated May 22, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Inside Sales at Pearson Education
Posted Feb 7, 2010
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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 Sep 2009 (took 2 weeks)
Very organized, well managed, and rigorous. The interviewers were with the managers who I would be reporting to. Partially structured interviews that took place over two weeks, three interviews. Last interview is with the vice president. Very welcoming culture. Avg age of employees is 35+
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Multi-Media Developer/Flash Developer at Pearson Education
Posted Jan 22, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Austin, TX (took a day)
Two of the team members (project manager and developer) met with me for half an hour to brief me on the company and then a met with a panel of half a dozen of the team members to whom I showed my work and who let me know more about what their team does. I then met briefly with the woman who was in charge of the job search and who leads the team - she told me what they were looking for and how close I was to fitting that. Finally, I met with the recruiter who explained the company benefit program.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Editor at Pearson Education
Posted Jan 15, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 4 weeks)
Company took close to 6 weeks to contact me for a written test. Took a written test which lasted an hour. Company called again 2 weeks later (I had given up my hopes for getting the job) for an interview. Interview was about 45 minutes with two members of management. One member kept taking phonecalls during the interview.
Negotiation Details
Little room for negitiation of benefits or salary
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Skills Test.
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Editor at Pearson Education
Posted Nov 3, 2009
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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 Oct 2008 in Glenview, IL (took 3 weeks)
Although I knew the hiring manager wanted to hire me, I had to have another interview with an individual from HR. She did her best to rattle me or make me feel I was not suited to the position. The hiring manager was very apologetic that I even had to do a second interview with HR, but it was out of his hands.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Financial Analyst at Pearson Education
Posted Sep 23, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2009 in San Francisco, CA (took a day)
The Human Resources Coordinator emailed me the interview schedule. I spent the first half hour filling out an application in the conference. The Human Resources Coordinator talked to me about the benefits, took me on a tour of the building and interview with the hiring manager. The hiring manager asked me about my resume and he didn't say that much.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Editorial Internship at Pearson Education
Posted May 17, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 May 2009 in San Francisco, CA (took a day)
I received a call in the morning to come in for an interview at their office. The position was for an editorial internship and I was curious about the various tasks I would have to do. However, the interviews are done by human resources, and it seems that my interviewer wasn't too sure about the daily tasks of an editorial intern. However, the interviewer was very resourceful about the company, management, and was assuring that I would be mentored by one of the senior employees. The interview itself wasn't too difficult, but more of a personality check. In fact, it was more of like a conversation than a series of questions, and the interview was over before I realized it had started.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Senior Project Manager at Pearson Education
Posted Mar 24, 2009 — 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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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2007 (took 2 weeks)
I was interviewed by a number of Pearson managers over a period of 2 months. The job offer was actually extended early in the interview process; however, negotiations took the full two months to complete. The position was specific, a customer who sought litigation yet was a key account for the company. The objective was to provide customer relationship support and program management experience to turn around the failing project and restore value to the customer and to Pearson. Pearson was completely up front in terms of the difficulty of the job. In turn, I also offered my goals for additional education opportunities and growth, which have since been honored by the company. Interviews ranged from HR, mostly to gather certain baseline information regarding salary and benefits, to other project managers, directors of operations, and the Vice President of Services. I felt that the interview process was thorough and included investigation of my previous employment experience and recommendations from external industry clients.
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Negotiation Details
Most of the 2 month period I was being interviewed by Pearson, we were also negotiating with each other. An approach that worked for me was to be completely open about my future goals for education and growth in the company, and salary. I researched the company before joining and noted a specific area of the business in which I wanted to help grow the company. In exchange, Pearson wanted me to take on a very difficult assignment. Opportunities for growth in the company would be contingent upon performance on that assignment. These opportunities have been honored since that time.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Sales Representative at Pearson Education
Posted Mar 22, 2009
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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 Oct 2008 (took 2+ months)
4 interviews with District Manager, Regional Manager, National Sales Manager (over the phone), a campus project and an interview with a local rep. Be creative and be prepared to sell yourself.
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Negotiation Details
I wasn't able to negotiate a thing. Not sure what I would suggest, but I was happy to have the offer in the first place, so I took it.
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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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