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Topic: Random House Associates Program
| Author | Message |
| river-ribbon | Posted – 11/4/2007 4:48:01 PM | show profile | email poster I'm considering applying to the associates program at random house for next year. has anyone here done this? if so, were you pleased with the program? |
| duckie75 | Posted – 11/4/2007 7:45:51 PM | show profile i applied and got an interview, but unfortunately didn't get it. It is very competitive with hundreds of people applying for four-five spots! Good luck and be prepared for an intensive interview - I had to meet with three different people! I also heard that the associates are sometimes treated just as glorified interns. Best of luck |
| duckie75 | Posted – 11/4/2007 7:46:30 PM | show profile *I meant either four or five spots, not forty-five! |
| nycbookworm | Posted – 11/6/2007 12:20:07 AM | show profile I applied twice in the past year, but unfortunately never heard from them. |
| blackbirdcoming | Posted – 11/6/2007 1:09:30 PM | show profile Hate to say it, but when I was at RH a few years ago those spots (as well as the internships) were mostly reserved for the offspring of friends, family or business associates (writers uncluded). Things could have improved sicne then, though, and a star will always shine so it's worth trying out for. When I was there I sat in on a couple of the associates' seminars. The program did require you to work and it exposed you to the different areas within RH. Even if it is considered a glorified internship by some who've done it, it's a great way to get into the industry. |
| river-ribbon | Posted – 11/7/2007 6:13:14 PM | show profile thanks for all the replies. it sounds like it would be a great experience, if a difficult one to land. |
| umeshu | Posted – 3/3/2008 11:48:08 AM | show profile | email poster Interview details? Duckie 75--would you mind sharing some of the interview process as you experienced it? what kind of questions were you asked? what division/imprint did you say you were interested in? did their questions have much to do with particulars of that selection? also, knowing this is a personal question, but what qualifications did you have that you think got that interview for you, when so many people get no response at all? (If you don't want to answer these, it's fine. I'm just searching for the best tools to prep. with, and there's such a dearth of "inside" information.) ------ AB |
| duckie75 | Posted – 3/3/2008 11:43:18 PM | show profile hi umeshu - no prob! I applied my senior year of college, a few months before i graduated. I had three previous publishing internships, two at major houses (hearst publications and holtzbrinck), that i think helped me land the interview. I applied to the Children's division. They ask basically what sets you apart from the other applicants, why you want to work in the particular section, what you can offer, etc. I met with the head HR person, and two associate HR people. It was exhausting, and I was quite upset when I didn't get it. But it turned out for the best. I got a job as an EA with the top science publisher right after I graduated and I love it (still there now!) So don't despair if you don't hear back, there's a million other opportunities. Feel free to message me if I left anything out! Good luck! |
| umeshu | Posted – 3/14/2008 12:34:02 AM | show profile Check out the following website for interesting info. It seems to say that they hire around 200 associates every year ("10-15 of whom were from Harvard"). http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/resources/ocsnews/2006_11_17_ocsnews.htm |
| umeshu | Posted – 3/14/2008 12:34:52 AM | show profile (The info is under the "media" section.) |
| duckie75 | Posted – 3/15/2008 1:56:23 PM | show profile Hi Umeshu, You read that wrong. They hire 200 entry-level positions each year, is what they are saying. Associate's Program only is four to five. It is separate from the regular entry-level positions. |
