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



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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

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



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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

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



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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

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



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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

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



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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

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



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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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