NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE:
Which companies require the most interview preparation? Glassdoor.com put together a list of the 25 companies that are hardest on potential employees during the interview process. Anne Fisher of Fortune warns:
Brain-teaser questions, timed written tests that rival the GMAT, successive rounds of rapid-fire interview sessions with intensely focused hiring managers — are you ready for all these, plus the occasional odd moment of catch-you-off-your-guard eccentricity?
Career site Glassdoor.com sifted through more than 80,000 job hunters’ interview ratings and reviews over the past 12 months to come up with this list of the 25 companies where getting hired is hardest. The number at the right is each company’s difficulty rating on a 5-point scale where 1 is “very easy” and 5 is “extremely difficult.”
1. McKinsey & Co. – 3.9
2. BCG (Boston Consulting Group) – 3.8
3. Oliver Wyman – 3.7
4. A.T. Kearney – 3.7
5. ZS Associates – 3.7
6. Thoughtworks – 3.6
7. Bain & Co. – 3.6
8. Royal Dutch Shell – 3.6
9. Google – 3.5
10. Unisys – 3.5
11. Rackspace Hosting – 3.4
12. Cypress Semiconductor – 3.4
13. Susquehanna International Group – 3.4
14. BazaarVoice – 3.4
15. P&G – 3.4
16. Teach for America – 3.4
17. L.E.K. Consulting – 3.4
18. Juniper Networks – 3.4
19. Sapient – 3.4
20. Stryker – 3.3
21. General Mills – 3.3
22. Progressive – 3.3
23. Headstrong – 3.3
24. Facebook – 3.3
25. Amazon – 3.3
What’s the toughest job interview you’ve ever had? The strangest?
More Details: 25 toughest companies for job interviewees via management.fortune.cnn.com
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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