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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Srilanka
I applied online. I interviewed at Pearson (Srilanka)
Technical interview HR interview Head of department interview , first one waa telephone interview with talent acquaintances , then for the technical interview for 1 hour, then with HR and head of department
- Oop, java, qa process, test management
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Pearson
The recruiter scheduled a 15 mins video interview with me. They asked some basic questions like "What's your favorate programming language", "Do you have any experience about AWS". We ended the talk in 12 mins.
- What's your favorate programming language?
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Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Pearson
Standard HR type questions with two to three people from the company. Low pressure and more conversational than anything. It only takes one interview and then a decision is normally made.
- Tell us about your experience handling conflict?
Anonymous Employee in Chandler, AZ
I applied online. I interviewed at Pearson (Chandler, AZ)
They use the STAR method. The biggest thing that is sought for is your behaviors exhibited in the scenarios given. If you are familiar with the STAR method, there aren't any surprises when it comes to the questions.
- Tell me about a time when you handled conflict well.
Anonymous Employee in Scarborough, ON
I interviewed at Pearson (Scarborough, ON)
Simulated customer support situation where I was asked to resolve a basic browser issue by clearing cache and cookies. I was asked how I handle unruly customers and how I handle criticism.
- Simulated customer support situation where I was asked to resolve a basic browser issue by clearing cache and cookies. I was asked how I handle unruly customers and how I handle criticism.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Pearson
Asked to make a detailed analysis of their business and present it to them. including customers, markets etc. This would take close to 30-40 hours of unpaid work, and it was to be presented to a panel of senior leaders. This seemed rather unfair as they had designed the assignment it seemed to glean and take info from other people's work.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Pearson
Very straightforward and a smooth process from start to finish. It took place over the course of two weeks, and resulted in an offer being given. During this time I interviewed with several members of the team.
- Describe a challenge in the workplace you faced and how you overcame it.
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Pearson
They provided me with the skills we would focus on before hand and asked me to have examples provided. Big fans of the STAR method. And do ask question based on your responses.
- Give us an example of a time when you had to provide an alternative to your customers request.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Pearson
The interview process was a 3 stage process. 1st with HR which is usually about an hour long and then managers of functions. Includes a test in excel. Overall a lengthly process
- Example of you improved processess
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Salfords, England
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Pearson (Salfords, England) in Oct 2023
2 rounds in total - First round is written test, role play and general interview, last for around 1 hour; Second round is competency-based questions, last for 30-40 mins. Interviewers are nice
- Understanding of the role and why joining Pearson
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Pearson as 59% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.77 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Leadership Development Program and Inside Sales Representative rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Associate Software Engineer and Inside Sales Representative roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Pearson takes an average of 25 days when considering 932 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Java Developer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Senior Customer Service Administrator roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Pearson according to 932 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone Interview: 26.28%
One on One Interview: 19.96%
Group Panel Interview: 13.89%
Background Check: 9.03%
Presentation: 8.58%
Skills Test: 7.97%
Drug Test: 4.66%
Personality Test: 3.56%
Other: 3.36%
IQ Intelligence Test: 2.71%
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