I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at BBC (London, England) in Apr 2025
Interview
Three-member panel, one always from a different department than the one applying to (e.g. World Service, my interview was in the Africa department, but someone from MENA was present). My top tip would be to prepare a lot of STAR-structured scenarios. One of the questions was to describe dealing with a difficult person. Also, if the position is related to news, prepare a list of top 5 news stories this week from the region.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- top three news stories from the region this week
- describe working with a difficult individual, how did you overcome it
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at BBC (London, England) in Apr 2026
Interview
Standard panel interviews which were mostly technical in nature. Was asked to prepare two tasks for two rounds of interviews. Process did, however, take nearly six months from application to final result.
Many stages. Application, then online test, and then video recording. Quite tricky, as you need to include every value into every aspect. Very easy to understand, and well to explain. You don’t get feedback sadly.
I applied online. I interviewed at BBC (London, England) in Sept 2025
Interview
BBC interviews focus on BBC values and behaviours as well as essential transferable skills and experience for the role. There is also situational questions you need to answer and sometimes a prepared test depending in the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Think about when you have been adaptable before. What change did you respond to and what was the impact?