Long, arduous, and very time consuming.
Before even interviewing, applicants take an open-book assessment exam to qualify. Then, there were 10 (ten) interviews with various managers in departments and HR. After the first three or four, ESPN brings you out to the campus in Bristol. Two-days worth of interviews and shadowing followed.
Upside: Everyone was more than friendly and accommodating. Had they been disagreeable, it would have been a tougher process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle a specific work-related situation?
Would you be willing to work off-hours since sports do not adhere to typical schedules?
Why work in sports statistics?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at ESPN (Bristol, CT) in Jul 2023
Interview
One phone screening interview and one virtual interview with two of their hiring managers. Asked me mostly general interview questions, such as, "tell me about yourself", "tell me about a hard decision you had to make", etc. Only a few sport related questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me three things that are going on in the sports world today?
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ESPN (San Jose, CA)
Interview
The interview questions were reasonable and straight forward, but the Sports Assessment test was more challenging that I had anticipated because of the time limit that the system imposes upon the interviewee. Although I thought I had a reasonable amount of sports knowledge, I learned that there is much more to follow if I want to work as a statistics analyst.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain three major front line stories in _______ conference in the past week.
