Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at News UK as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Front End Developer and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Front End Developer and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at News UK takes an average of 3 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Front End Developer had the quickest hiring process (on average 3 days), whereas Front End Developer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 3 days).
My interview was around 25 minutes. Basic questions around what I wanted to do for a career, my qualifications and skills. This was for the Fabulous Daily desk. I would describe this as more of a casual chat than interview.
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Question 1
Asked about my previous experience at university and any relevant qualifications
Three stage interview with a creative task. Remote interview first and then in person at London Bridge Street offices. Lots of different levels of interviewer, final stage with audience director
Reasonably straightforward - few questions on code, another few on culture fit and my own experience. There were a few questions around SQL code and how I approach problems that were tricky