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
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Send pitch and talk about the pitch, how I'd execute it
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso BBC nel mese di mag 2021
Colloquio
News writing test where I was given some information then had to write a story to a particular word count, within a time period. Role play exercise and board interview.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto 3 mesi. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso BBC (Nuova Delhi)
Colloquio
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
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Describe a digital media strategy and how will you execute it.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto 2 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso BBC (Londra, Inghilterra) nel mese di mag 2023
Colloquio
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
