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Anonymous Employee
I applied online. I interviewed at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
The interview process was great. Everyone I met with was clear and respectful of my time. Wish the HR process was a little faster, it took much longer than needed to get back to me and the timeline for hiring was stretched out longer than originally stated.
- Q: Are you comfortable asking questions to get clarification?

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Screening interview, hiring manager interview, panel interview (5 people, 3 different calls). All went well. Then the company decided to no longer hire for the position. Everyone was pleasant to work with and the recruiter was very responsive and kept me up to date.
- Explain how you incorporate diversity into your educational strategies.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Pune
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Pune) in Jun 2023
"The interview was intense but rewarding. I showcased my skills and passion, confidently answering questions. The panel was impressed with my experience and personality. Fingers crossed for a positive outcome!"
- Linked list , Stack , Queue , Oops

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Charlotte, NC
I interviewed at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Charlotte, NC)
Zoom initial meeting, Basic interview questions - "how do you handle rejection? What is your experience in sales, etc" I did not get the job but had a good interview experience.
- What is your experience in sales?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Pune
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Pune) in May 2023
The process had three rounds 1. Technical Aptitude 2. Technical & Managerial Interview 3. HR Round The Aptitude had questions based on Quant, Logical Reasoning, Basic Computer Engineering Questions, Two coding questions one easy, one medium (few test cases don't pass), one SQL JOIN query. Overall easy In Managerial Round, They ask about projects, you approach to projects & learning approach, data structure questions, may ask to write code.
- Tell me about your projects, also asked how can you incorporate OOP principles in different components of the project

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Orlando, FL
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Orlando, FL) in Dec 2022
The Good: I had a positive experience with the woman from HR and two employees that I met with, The Bad: The hiring manager for this position raised many red flags. I was asked to complete a project last minute over Thanksgiving weekend. It gave the impression that family time may not be valued if I joined this particular team. After my second-round interview, I heard nothing for weeks. After checking in, I was then suddenly scheduled that evening for a last-minute interview with a senior manager the very next day. Twice during the interview process, different managers told me that had not looked over my resume and didn't know much about me. It felt unprepared and unprofessional. The hiring manager then asked me to meet with her in person 3 hours away from where I was staying with family for the holidays. When I was unable to do so since it was a couple of days before Christmas, I was then told I would not be moving forward with the hiring process. I do not know if these events were related or not. Although I had many reservations about the professionalism of the hiring manager (for more reasons than I have listed here), what ultimately left me frustrated was that I felt led on. One of the people who interviewed me followed me on social media and another asked to meet in person after four rounds of interviews/projects. So to be suddenly told I wasn't moving forward and then completely ghosted felt very unprofessional.
- Please tell me about yourself

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
There are 3 rounds of interviews: The first is a recruiter screening, the second one is a 1on1 with the hiring manager, and the final round is a portfolio presentation with Q&A and behavior questions with the hiring manager and VP.
- Q: What do you enjoy doing in product design? Q: How would you decide which UX research methods to use?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Cleveland, OH
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Cleveland, OH) in Sep 2022
Interview went well and was easy. They did require a presentation for it. Was asked open ended questions and it was easy to follow. No trick style questions given which is nice.
- How would you work and develop relationships with the clients (schools)?

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
the interview process was very smooth and easy. the interview process was very smooth and easy. the interview process was very smooth and easy. the interview process was very smooth and easy.
- why chose this role and what inspired you

Anonymous Employee in Macaé
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Macaé) in Jul 2022
Muito boa, horário marcado e comprido a risca. Entrevista conduzida de forma leve e agradável. Convite para conhecer a empresa e aparente boa relação com os empregados. Perguntas específicas sobre a vida acadêmica e atual ocupação
- Pretensão de carreira, ideias para uma boa firma, importância de inglês
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as 53.9% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.78 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Sales Representative and Social Media Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Educational Specialist and Assessment Specialist roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt takes an average of 26.48 days when considering 199 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Sr. Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Associate Account Executive roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt according to 199 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone Interview: 29.21%
One on One Interview: 19.78%
Group Panel Interview: 12.36%
Presentation: 9.66%
Background Check: 8.54%
Skills Test: 5.84%
Drug Test: 4.94%
Personality Test: 3.82%
IQ Intelligence Test: 2.92%
Other: 2.92%
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