CNN Production Assistant Interview Questions

It was fine, applied then waited then got an email back. Was a few wks. Then interview time. Was OK. Not Would apply again. Did not go so well. Did not get the job

Fairly pleasant, i felt very comfortable and felt like i answered all the questions to the best of my ability. Make sure you do your research on the company before going into the interview.

The interview was an online video recording. They gave little information on how to prepare and felt like talking to the air. You get two chances to record an answer to each question.

Got an email directly from hiring manager to schedule phone interview. Somehow bypassed the Hirevue process that most CNN jobs force you to go through, which gets filtered out by bots (making it hard to get to the next stage). Phone screen lasted about 10-15 mins discussing general job duties. Got a second email a few days later to meet with other team members. It was a very informal, conversation interview. Got a call back the same day.

2 or 3 rounds of interviews, mix of phone and in person. You interview with 3 different people total. The process and hearing back takes about a few months.

I was referred to the position by a current employee and within 2 days received a phone call from the recruiter to set up a time to speak with the executive producer. We spoke 3 days later. It was a short phone call, and there was more detail on what the job position was/entailed than how qualified I was for the job. He did not ask very many questions about my experience and stated the recruiter would get back to me in a few weeks. A few weeks passed and I emailed the recruiter to check in on the status, but was told they were still in the process of hiring and I would be contacted about the next steps as soon as possible. It’s been over 3 months and I didn't ever hear anything back in regards to my application. I even sent a follow up email and was met with silence. I was pretty disappointed to be left in limbo and the lack of communication definitely reflected poorly on the company in my view.

I sent an email to the recruiter inquiring about the position. She then called me for a Phone Interview. It was very straight forward and she asked about the show that I was interviewing for and if I watched it. Then I had an In-Person interview at CNN, followed by a Rejection Email. I would have appreciated more correspondence.

I had a group interview with three senior team members. Although the interview was warm and inviting it was a bit intimidating. The questions were not difficult; however, the stakes are pretty high. CNN is the number 1 news networks in the US and prior experience with a credible organization goes a long way. My best advice is answer all questions asked as concise as possible, do your research on the company, and ask multiple questions during the interview.

Very casual, just asked about my resume and experiences. Hiring manager was nice and easy to talk to, made you feel comfortable and calm. They want to make sure you have experience doing the different things they ask for in the role description.

I applied to CNN for several positions over the course of a year. I stopped after a while and heard back almost four months later. I went through my records, and I couldn't find anywhere that I applied for this specific position within the Image and Sound department. Anyway, I got a call from the supervisor and set up a video chat. She asked me a few basic questions and was giving me guidance for a video chat interview about a week later with her supervisor and one other person. When that came, her supervisor asked me a lot of rapid fire questions to try to get to know me. He made a specific point that he would definitively tell me within three weeks whether or not I got the job. I never heard back.