I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at BBC (Glasgow, Scotland) in Mar 2014
Interview
I came for an interview within two hours of contacting the production manager. The interview was with the PM and series producer and was very informal. They were very keen and interested in my past experiences and seemed inpressed with my CV (mainly because I was a reliable driver). I had a list of days that I needed to finish early due to family commitments for the duration of the job and they were very open and understanding about that. There were no tough questions in a typical interview way, it was more a casual chat. I was offered the job about an hour later.
The interview was good, I was made to feel welcome. The questions were phrased nicely. I felt prepared for the interview which helped me. I was phoned up after sending my CV and was invited to come into the offices for an interview in person.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BBC (Bristol, England) in Dec 2023
Interview
It was an online interview with PM and JPM. Eight marked questions followed by some follow up questions about driving ability, location base, availability. I was subsequently offered a second interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about yourself and what you’re doing.
Tell us about a time when you dealt with a tricky person.
What would you do to make sure the petty cash is looked after?
Tell us about a time when you worked as a team and what qualities do you need to work as a team/ what does working as a team involve?
What do you understand the runner role to entail and how do you meet this?
What skills does working on location involve?
Tell us about an episode that you enjoyed and why.
It will involve a lot of office admin, what do you think you’ll be doing as part of that?
How do you keep organised?
Was there anything else that you feel you didn’t get to cover?
Interview remotely with member of HR, asked basic questions about me, my experience, standard stuff really, nothing too taxing. 2nd interview date not yet confirmed, expecting that to arrive in the next couple of days…
