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
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Send pitch and talk about the pitch, how I'd execute it
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 3 mois. J'ai passé un entretien chez BBC (New Delhi)
Entretien
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
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Describe a digital media strategy and how will you execute it.
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez BBC (Londres, Angleterre) en mai 2023
Entretien
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
