Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at KTN News as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Editor and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Editor and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at KTN News takes an average of 7 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Editor had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Editor roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 7 days).
Straight forward process testing industry knowledge and current events with relation to news, sports, entertainment and lifestyle. They tested the style guide as well like knowing how to name people, places and basic journalism rules
Interview 1 - Written interview. It was divided into segments. there were a set of case studies questions.
Interview 2 - A departmental panel interview -
it was not intense; relaxing/casual.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What skills and knowledge do you think are the most critical for this role?
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at KTN News (Nairobi) in Feb 2016
Interview
The interview was not too formal and consisted of just a conversation that tested personality and knowledge of current affairs. There was no written test. What was important was that they had seen evidence of my work beforehand.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the five most important news stories at the moment