Reader's Digest Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – The interview process was fairly straight forward. I was contacted for an interview within 2 weeks of submitting my application. The phone interview was fairly informal and mostly consisted of questions about my background and why I wanted to work for Reader's Digest. My interviewer did ask me to go through the most recent issue of Reader's Digest but she didn't ask many questions about it. I heard back within the week about whether or not I got an offer.

Interview Details – I applied for my current position after seeing a post on Westover Media. I emailed the HR contact (who I'd recently met w/ for another position at the company that was not a good fit for me) who put me in touch with the Exec Director of Creative Services. We met in person, she asked me to complete a writing project (standard for merchandising positions), then set me up with the Assoc Publisher and Publisher. I met w/ each of them and was offered the position 4 days later.

Interview Details – The recruiter from Reader's Digest was very clear and to the point. He asked me what was my experience, and the explained to me what was the position he was looking to feel.

Interview Details – Pre-screeing phone interview.
Received message to call someone else because she's too busy to make appointment for interview.
Interviewed with 2 HR people, hiring manager and one other manager.
Everyone was very nice. Questions were very basic/traditional.
Given "homework" to provide response as to how I would approach a fictitious project. Was given a week to respond.
Never received a call back. Follow-up calls were not returned. Call received 2 months later to say I did not get the position. Wow.

Interview Details – Took forever! Had to come back for 4 rounds.

Negotiation Details – No negotiation

Interview Details – There are 2 1:1 interviews for the first round. They are mostly behavior based questions. Like leadership questions, team work questions. 30 min each interview. If you are chosen for the second round, you would go on for the second round with the managers.

Interview Details – First did a HR screening and was then brought in for a 1:1 interview with HR and hiring manager. I then did a final phone interview with department VP. The overall interview process was average and typically behavioral and past experience questions were asked. They did want to know everything I already knew about direct marketing; what classes I took and previous experience, ect.

Interview Details – Interesting dynamic within the organization. Seems to have conflicting internal agenda where the hiring manager being override by other dynamics.

Interview Details – I initially met with HR, who gave me a run-down of who I was meeting with and how the divisions worked together in the company. I then met with the hiring manager who asked me a couple of questions about my resume and my personality. I then met with her peer and discussed similar topics. The questions were all behavioral; a little interview prep and you should be fine.