there were two rounds of interviews before offering the job; first round was very scripted but the second round involved some more senior editors who were asking more specific editorial questions
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Send pitch and talk about the pitch, how I'd execute it
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 3 meses. Acudí a una entrevista en BBC (Nueva Delhi)
Entrevista
3 stages
1. Online test: dur. 3 hours, situational and skill-based questions, mostly rewriting and editing;
2. In office test: dur. 1 hour, writing on a current news topic;
3. Interview in-office: situational questions on how will respond to breaking news, developing story, big story and ideas
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Describe a digital media strategy and how will you execute it.
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en BBC (Londres, Inglaterra) en may 2023
Entrevista
They're called boards - not interviews
Usually 3 people on the panel - 2 directly involved in the work and an outsider
40-60 mins
Come with examples of
1. how you have met the competencies required
2. how your align with BBC Values
Have a question other than salary - 'what will success look like?'
Have listened to the programme you're applying to - and (if radio) the station as a whole
Show them more than just a good worker - they need rounded people with lives
