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      Junior Software Engineer Interview

      19 Apr 2024
      Anonymous employee
      London, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BBC (London, England)

      Interview

      I had one interview with the Product Manager and one of the team’s Software Engineer Lead. It was split in 2 parts: get-to-know and behavioural questions and a live pair programming task. The codebase is given beforehand but you only get the tasks to do during the interview.

      Interview questions [4]

      Question 1

      How do you manage difficult tasks and overcome challenges at work?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Pick a language/library/framework — what are the advantages and disadvantages of using this?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      What considerations have you taken to make your websites/applications more accessible?
      Answer question

      Question 4

      How would you promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace?
      Answer question
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      Junior Software Engineer Interview

      15 Apr 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Glasgow, Scotland
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at BBC (Glasgow, Scotland) in Mar 2024

      Interview

      Filling an application form. There was a lot of curious questions not related to technical and soft skills. And which of them was the cause of rejecting my application - any hints. Just rejected.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      - Social status of your parents; - Type of accommodation in your past and now; - Have you paid for lunch when you've been studying at school
      Answer question

      Junior Software Engineer Interview

      17 Mar 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at BBC

      Interview

      Reached out for an interview several months after my application. Did 3 interviews and an assessment, didn't get the job and am still waiting for feedback a year later. Their communication was pretty bad but otherwise it was fine.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The in person interview was mostly questions about my assessment
      Answer question

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