NBCUniversal Page Program (Most Likely) Why I Didn’t Make It In- TIPS
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Page Program Interview
I applied online. I interviewed at NBCUniversal (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
After applying online I got a first round video interview. The Page program is notoriously a tough interview process so I knew this going in. There is no room to mess up when you only have 30 seconds to read and 60 seconds to answer. My answers got cut off a lot. They also had written questions that were the straight forward ones like “Your greatest strength” and why you want to work at NBC. They also ask what departments specifically you would be interested in working in as a Page.
- Tell us about a time you were inconvenienced?
Page Program Interview
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at NBCUniversal (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
I applied online with a series of essays. Then I had a phone screening with NBCU. Then I was invited to Panel, where there were 8 other canidates. We had to prepare a presentation (give a tour of a place thats important to you). After I presented I had an individual interview and 2 group activities.
- Name a time that someone on your team was incredibly difficult & how you handled it.
Page Program Interview
I interviewed at NBCUniversal
Interview
The interview process was conducted virtually. There are two parts and I only got to the first part. They ask a list of questions in a timed video and you have anywhere from 60 seconds to 90 seconds to answer it. You do not get any re-do and it can feel a little uncomfortable.
- Tell us about yourself (we want to get the real you!)
To help you prepare for a Page Program interview at NBCUniversal, here are 30 interview questions and answer examples.
NBCUniversal was written by Kevin Downey and published on March 9th, 2022. Learn more here.
Panel consists of a 2-minute speech, a group interview, and an individual interview. Here is where I started to make mistakes
I think part of this was that I truly didn’t have as many leadership experiences as the other panellists, but I also found it really difficult to talk up the experiences I did have in a room full of other potentials. This is simply not my personality at all. Often, I’ll even try and downplay myself whenever I have to compare myself to others. If you’re at all like this, stop it. Brag about yourself. Just do it and don’t feel bad. Even if you turn bright red talking about your experiences, just do it. If you don’t have this problem, don’t even worry about reeling it in. I promise you that no one else will be.
If you want to know what I’ve been up to career-wise since my rejection, make sure to check out my LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimosha/
You will see a text prompt for 15-30 seconds, and then directly after you will be recorded and asked to give your response. You only have 30 seconds to answer each question and THERE ARE NO DO-OVERS***! I’ve read in some other blogs that there is an option to re-do your entire interview but I was not given that option. You can take breaks in between questions however to compose yourself. I didn’t do this, though, as I found it easier to get it done all at once. There are also a few timed written questions as well. Make sure you’re a fast typer and can think quick on your feet.
Then a few weeks will go by and you will either receive an early rejection or a link to record your first “interview.” This is sort of like a skype interview, but instead of a person on the other end, you are simply given text prompts and have to answer in a recorded video.
I was to meet my fellow panelists (the other applicants I was competing against) at the NBC visitor’s center. Once we were all there, someone was to meet us there and bring us upstairs to the Page office conference room.
The first part of the interview was set up so that a few hiring managers sat on one side of the conference room table, and the interviewees sat on the other side. There were 14 of us. The managers asked rapid fire behavioral questions down the row, and we had to answer them to the best of our ability. “Name a time when you had to prove your ability to someone who asked you to do something.” I talked about how I convinced a manager at News12 to hire me as a producer before I even earned my college degree.
My dad with groceries in hand walked through the door. Me: “Dad, I got in!” Dad: “Whaa?” Me: “I got into the Page Program!” Dad: “Noooo.” Me: “Yes. They just called me while you were out. I start Monday!” Dad: (Even louder) “Noooo! (Drops groceries on floor). Really?!” Me: “Yes, really!” We laugh and punch things and dance and high five in the kitchen.
I said yes. Did a little dance, and waited impatiently until my dad came home so I could tell him. It went like this:
I came home and told my dad about the whole experience. He seemed to be just as anxious as I was about not knowing what to think of the whole thing. As I changed out of my suit and into jeans, my dad left for a little bit to buy some cold cuts to make himself a sandwich (we’re sandwich enthusiasts) and of course when he wasn’t home, I received a phone call from the managers asking if I could start on Monday.
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