I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at CNN (Atlanta, GA) in Dec 2011
Interview
I was interviewed over the phone at first. Very basic questions like what skills and experience I had. Was also asked to name several current news stories. I was then emailed three writing samples I had to complete. The first one had to be a persuasive 1500 word essay. The second had to be a sample news story about a topic I felt was important. The third had to be a 30 second reader. Was never contacted again.
It was fine, applied then waited then got an email back. Was a few wks. Then interview time. Was OK. Not Would apply again. Did not go so well. Did not get the job
Fairly pleasant, i felt very comfortable and felt like i answered all the questions to the best of my ability. Make sure you do your research on the company before going into the interview.
The interview was an online video recording. They gave little information on how to prepare and felt like talking to the air. You get two chances to record an answer to each question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Various questions related to current news and current events. Study up.
