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Interviews at ESPN
Interviews for Top Jobs at ESPN
- Production Assistant (32)
- Intern (21)
- Director (5)
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- Production (5)
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- Project Manager (4)
- Associate Operator (3)
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- Marketing (3)
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- Promotions Assistant (3)
- Content Associate Program (3)
- Sports Content Researcher (3)
- Graphic Designer (3)
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at ESPN
No initial recruiter/HR interview - the first was via Skype with the "hiring committee" (with 3-4 people) you'd be working with/for. Interviewers were very friendly and asked professional and thoughtful questions.
- Your Experience Why you want to work at ESPN? What excites you most about the role? What would you recommend ESPN does better.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at ESPN
3 separate interviews: an introductory phone call that lasts around fifteen minutes, a zoom call with only one other person to gauge your basic understanding of sports that lasts around forty minutes, and a zoom call panel with managers of the program.
- Tell me about a time when you had to deal with conflict with another team member?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at ESPN
good i liked the process but they asked questions i felt i did not respond to correctly i like to think that i but i can i say less i can just yet do it rest
- What drew you to this
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at ESPN
Very exciting and fun interview process to go through. Went over what I was going to be doing and how the event would go. Also how the pay and sequence of events would be.
- What was my experience in the industry?
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at ESPN
The process was a fairly basic one. There were two different stages to the interview process where I met with HR and then a full team of people. That would sum it up in about 30 words.
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at ESPN
Straight forward, asking some sports questions and why you fit the role. They give you scenarios on what way would you cut a highlight base on game circumstances. Didn't go in person, process took almost one month.
- Which sports story should open sportscaster and why.
Anonymous Employee
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at ESPN
Phone interview, virtual interview, in person interview then hired 3 weeks later. Everyone was super friendly and welcoming during the whole process. Flying out to ESPN and seeing the campus was really cool.
- What makes you a good fit for this company?
Anonymous Employee
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at ESPN in Sep 2022
I applied within the Walt Disney Company portal after being sent this job by a recruiter. My interviewer also told me to reach out to the VP of her department and talk with her. Overall, great experience.
- Most of the questions with the recruiter were traditional interview style questions— how comfortable are you with word, excel, powerpoint, etc. The questions with the hiring manager were more industry based— tell me about trends you've noticed in media over the last ten years, how do you feel about Netflix cracking down on password sharing, what experience do you have with negotiating contracts, etc.
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at ESPN
Apply, phone screening, one interview with a few team members, and then a job offer. It was a long process due to uncertainty with COVID, but well worth the wait
- What's your background and knowledge in sports?
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at ESPN
Very easy and great insight on what the job consists of. Be ready to talk about how previous experiences prepared you for the role. What skills do you pose that prepare you for the role? Also have a story on how you handled a work place conflict.
- Where do you see yourself 5 years within the company
ESPN Interviews FAQs
Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at ESPN as 66.0% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.97 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Production Assistant and Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Production and Director roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at ESPN takes an average of 37 days when considering 316 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Production Assistant had the quickest hiring process (on average 33 days), whereas Production roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 54 days).
Common stages of the interview process at ESPN according to 316 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone Interview: 31.34%
One on One Interview: 20.07%
Group Panel Interview: 13.03%
Skills Test: 8.63%
Background Check: 8.45%
Presentation: 7.04%
Personality Test: 3.35%
Drug Test: 3.17%
IQ Intelligence Test: 3.17%
Other: 1.76%
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