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Publicity Assistant, New York, NY (March 21, 2006)



  • Employee Workplace: Great so far; it's only been a few months, so I don't know much about opportunities for advancement ...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: Submitted a resume, got called for an interview, came into the office one afternoon during which I ...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: $33,500/year w 3 weeks vacation (first year, then 4).   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: Morale seems good. It's an old business, so it's pretty stable, rather than poised for enormous gr...   READ MORE

  • Junior Designer, New York, NY (March 21, 2006)



  • Employee Workplace: 1. Working at Random House has been a great experience so far. Although I haven't been here for too...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: I applied for the position online through the company's website. A few days later I received a call...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: My current base salary is $34,900. It is my understanding that after each year, we receive a 4% rai...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: Random House is the largest trade book publisher in the world. With divisions around the globe and ...   READ MORE

  • Sales Assistant, New York, NY (March 20, 2006)



  • Employee Workplace: Random House offers as "casual" a corporate environment as you're going to get. The dress is a very...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: The process for entry-level positions involves submitting an application online and interviewing wi...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: $35,000/year, with 20 vacation days and 4 personal days. Some added benefits include free museum me...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: Random House is a great place to start a career in publishing, simply because it is so vast. There ...   READ MORE

  • Production Assistant, New York, NY (March 20, 2006)



  • Employee Workplace: Working at Random House is truly wonderful. The culture here is very collaborative, the people are f...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: I submitted my application to HR and was first interviewed by HR. After my HR interview, I was the...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: Base salary was $32,500 (the highest that I know of for entry-level jobs in publishing). I have ha...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: Random House is doing very well within its industry. Our parent company lets us function pretty mu...   READ MORE

  • Director, New York, NY (March 16, 2006)



  • Employee Workplace: One of key characteristics of Random House's corporate culture is its commitment to decentralizatio...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: I went through two rounds of interviews. The first round consisted in 3 interviews: the first inter...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: Base salary: $130,000. Annual Target Bonus: $25,000. Random House has a number of attractive benefit...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: First of all, there are two aspects to consider here. A) The first is whether one wants to work in...   READ MORE

  • Associate Program, New York, NY (March 15, 2006)



  • Employee Workplace: I could not have asked for a better first-job experience! Everyone at Random House wants to be here...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: I first interviewed with Random House through SLAC (Selective Liberal Arts Consortium). HR contacte...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: $33,500 annual salary with direct deposits to my account every other Friday. This includes 20 days ...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: Random House has a positive, professional outlook. The general atmosphere rewards hard work, expect...   READ MORE





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