I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Universal Music Group in Feb 2024
Interview
I applied to the internship end of 2023. I wanna say it was November or December. I was invited to do the HireVue and completed it right away. I did not hear back from anyone for over two months and received a rejection email today. I gave them the benefit of the doubt due to the mass layoffs in the tech and media industries, but I soon learned that they were hiring interns during it for other offices. This whole process was cold, automated, and disrespectful. It really shows how the company lacks professionalism and the ability to communicate adequetely. There is absolutely no reason that someone should be waiting over two months to hear back about the first round of interviews.
I interviewed at Universal Music Group (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
Did the hireview, they asked around 10 ish questions (estimate), but had unlimited attempts to answer. Mostly basic questions like tell me a little bit about yourself, who are you listening to, what would you do in x scenario etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Who are you listening to/who are your favorite artists
I was put through a video screen on hirevue - it asked simple questions about why i was interested in the job, industry, team. no curve balls. i was able to repeat my responses so i had i think unlimited tries to get something that felt strong
Easy questions, can find every question online. You can redo the hire view responses as many times as you want, so it took a long time because I'm a perfectionist but at no point did I feel unprepared. *didn't get offer yet, just recently did the interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"what do you hope to gain from this internship, why UMG, what music do you like" etc etc.
