CNN interview questions
Updated 25 Apr 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 10%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 7%RecruiterRecruiter
- 4%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 4%OtherOther
- 3%In personIn person
- 1%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
435 interviews
CNN interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at CNN as 71% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Sports Intern and Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Internship and Programme Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at CNN takes an average of 43 days when considering 31 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Programme Analyst had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Sports Intern roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at CNN according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 12%
Presentation: 12%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 2%
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