The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Paramount (New York, NY) in Jul 2011
Interview
I received initial contact with MTV through a connection and was brought in for an interview the next day. I spoke with six people, all at individual times (one HR representative and five people in the marketing department). I had great conversations with all of them, but it was very repetitive; by the end of the three hour interview, I had talked about the experience on my resume too many time to count. Seemed like a great company to work for though --- long hours, but relaxed work culture.
Super friendly and personable interviewers. I met with the manager and senior director and they were both super engaging in conversation. We spoke thoroughly about my qualifications but also about myself and my interests. It was smooth process and communication through e-mail was also very quick and convenient.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about yourself and why you think you're a good match here.
I applied online. I interviewed at Paramount (New York, NY) in May 2021
Interview
First you have 10 minutes with HR on the phone, couple of days pass. Then 20 minutes on zoom with the director of client services. and if you make it past that, its 15 minutes on zoom with the account executive you will be working with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain past internship experience and how does it relate to this position?
I applied online. I interviewed at Paramount (Los Angeles, CA) in Feb 2021
Interview
I applied online via their website and got an email to schedule an interview with the recruiter a week later. He asked me basic questions that pertained to my background, how I found the position, why I applied, and if I was interested in the specific segment of the company. He was nice and even told me the salary which was a first.
The next day, I got an email from two managers on the team for another interview. I spoke with them, they asked me kinda situational-type questions, what my experience was, and sort of the same type of questions. I think during both interviews they were trying to gauge whether the candidate had a real interest in sales.
Overall, it was an average experience, all three individuals were nice. Despite my interview experience, no offer— but not too mad about it, I think you really have to like sales to work in that environment.
