I applied online. I interviewed at Cengage (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2013
Interview
While the interviewing process can be stressful for anyone, I had a positive experience with it when interviewing for the Marketing Coordinator role. In terms of initial communications, I went through a phone screen with Marcia Dorfman, Recruiter. While the phone screen can be intimidating as it's a first mode of contact and you always want to put your best foot forward, I remember Marcia made me feel relaxed and comfortable with the process. After passing the phone screen, I was fortunate enough to be invited to an in-person interview with two members of the team, the Vice President of Marketing and Marketing Coordinator. Marcia was really helpful and accommodating with scheduling the in-person interview as it would involve some travel time on my end. Each in-person interview was really engaging and it felt an open conversation.
I have to mention that before I interviewed for this role, I previously interviewed for the role of Digital Content Coordinator with another team within the company. However, I didn't get the role due to lack of technical experience. While rejection never feels good, Marcia made it a point to call me and explain why I didn't get the role. This act truly bolstered my sense of the Cengage Learning company culture and I knew I wanted to work here even more when I sent in my application for the Marketing Coordinator role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
My most difficult question would have to be situational questions like what do you do when you have too much on your plate?
Smooth and easy well organized the recruitment team was very helpful when answering all of my questions they gave me great tips on the process to follow and on research to do
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cengage (San Francisco, CA) in May 2022
Interview
3 rounds of interviews (recruiter on the phone 20 mins, senior marketing manager via zoom 30 mins, potential team members via zoom 45 mins). Very easy to communicate with the recruiter which I liked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your resume? Why are you interested in marketing? Where do you see yourself in a year and 5 years?
We’re happy to hear that you had a positive experience interviewing with us! Thanks again for sharing your interview experience and we’re so glad that you chose to join us. Best, Kevin Eksterowicz, Director, Talent Acquisition
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Cengage (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2018
Interview
Everyone was very friendly/genuine, professional, and kept me in the loop. In particular, I appreciated that after every round of interviews the Talent Acquisition Partner I worked with would ask me how it went and if I would like to do a quick phone call to talk about it/ask any questions/voice any concerns. After going through the whole process (info call to onsite to references) with more than 10 different firms, this was definitely the best and most transparent experience.