CNN Manufacturing Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at CNN.
CNN
Production Assistant
Intern Easy Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
As a previous intern, I applied for the production assistant job. The interview process started with a phone chat with HR, followed by two more interviews virtually, one with the EP and another with the Senior Producer.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about five current news stories, covering both local and worldwide events?
CNN
Production Assistant
Entry Average Neutral experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I applied to CNN for several positions and after not hearing back for months, I received a call for this Production Assistant role in the Image and Sound department. I had a video chat with the supervisor who asked me some basic questions and then set me up for a video chat interview with her supervisor and another person about a week later. During that interview, her supervisor asked me a lot of rapid-fire questions to get to know me and promised to let me know about the job within three weeks, but I never heard back.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Tell me about your strengths.
- What about your weaknesses?
- Can you associate yourself with any of these three core CNN principles?
CNN
Production Assistant
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I got referred by someone who works there and then got a call from the recruiter after 2 days to set up a chat with the executive producer. We talked 3 days later. It was a quick call, mostly about the job itself and not so much about my qualifications. He barely asked about my background and said the recruiter would be in touch in a couple of weeks. After a few weeks, I emailed the recruiter to see what was up, but they just said they were still hiring and would let me know about the next steps soon. It's been more than 3 months and I haven't heard anything back. I even sent another email and got no response. I was pretty bummed out about being left hanging like that and their lack of communication made the company look bad in my eyes.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Are you familiar with Adobe Premiere?
CNN Manufacturing Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from CNN interview reports.
“Can you name several top news stories?”
Read reports →“Can you name some top news stories?”
Read reports →“Have you seen the show?”
Read reports →“Can you tell me about five current news stories, covering both local and worldwide events?”
Read reports →“What are the key characteristics of a journalist, in your opinion?”
Read report →“Which current news stories have caught your attention?”
Read report →“If you could pick any two people, alive or deceased, to be on your crew, who would they be?”
Read report →“If you had the chance, what improvements would you make to CNN's mobile or Twitter presence?”
Read report →“Could you tell me about your favorite show on CNN and explain your reasoning?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 17 CNN interview reports.