Candidatei-me online. O processo levou 4 semanas. Fui entrevistado pela BBC Maestro (Londres, Inglaterra) em ago. de 2024
Entrevista
I applied for a Marketing role at BBC Maestro. During the application process, there were several red flags with this company:
Firstly, a ‘qualifying’ question was included in the application that seemed to be sourcing for free ideas on how to ‘help raise the bar at BBC Maestro - both the quality of work and company culture?’ which is relatively challenging to answer as an external candidate.
Secondly, on the job description, I initially appreciated the salary transparency by listing the salary bands for this role, which went up to £110k (L4: £50-65k, L5: £60-80k, L6: £75-110k). I was invited to a first-round interview with the ‘recruiter’ three weeks after my application and spoke to someone in the wider platform team. The conversation was pleasant and provided good insights into the BBC Maestro business and priorities. However, what was most insightful was that the salary range for the role was inconsistent with what was advertised and only went up to £80k at best. This was generally disappointing from a company under the BBC brand. I wish the team all the best and would advise them to assess their salary transparency and banding for future roles.
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Pergunta 1
Tell me about yourself and why you applied for this position.
Candidatei-me online. O processo levou 1 semana. Fui entrevistado pela BBC Maestro em ago. de 2024
Entrevista
A fair interview process. Quick initial call with marketing appropirate questions and a friendly manager.
Second interview was 2 people, who were very friendly and made it comfortable. Questions were about marketing experiences and projects and did not feel as if they were trying to catch you out. A nice interview process overall.
Candidatei-me online. O processo levou 4 semanas. Fui entrevistado pela BBC Maestro (Londres, Inglaterra) em jun. de 2024
Entrevista
I committed time and effort towards preparing for two rounds of interviews with BBC Maestro only to never hear back with a decision a month after the second stage interview.
The decision for the first round interview took longer than I was originally told to expect - I received an email from the interviewer apologising for the delay and assuring me that despite this, the interviewer was committed to progressing the recruitment process. I was invited for a second stage interview with two interviewers and was sent a list of questions to prepare responses to. I committed more time and effort to the process in preparing responses to these questions and more general preparation. Like the first, the second interview seemed to go well and I was advised that I would receive a decision the following day. It has now been 4 weeks and I have still not received a process update or rejection from BBC Maestro.
It was emphasised to me over email and during both interviews that I could reach out at any time with questions, however despite emailing to request an update on the process 5 and 9 days following the second interview, I never received an email back from either of the two interviewers.
It is the most basic professional courtesy to provide an email rejection following an unsuccessful interview. I would strongly advise against applying to this company due to its employees' evident lack of respect or empathy for candidates who dedicate time and effort to applying and interviewing.
