I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cengage (Belmont, CA) in Aug 2009
Interview
Got this interview through an referral of someone I met. Talked via phone and in-person with about 7-8 people. Most of the interviewers asked general questions and some were not prepared. Most of it seemed like a "does she fit" interview. Was not offered the job, I suspect because of my salary requirements. Salaries in the publishing industry are low.
General sense is that Cengage is trying to change, become more media savvy, but has a lot of baggage.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cengage (Independence, KY) in May 2009
Interview
My first interview was with 2 people, the manager and his manager. The Interview lasted 2 hours with questions they asked me and then I had a chance to ask them questions. By the next day the manager was ready to take the next step with me and wanted me to come back in for a 2nd interview. the 2nd interview was 2 weeks later. (one of the people he wanted me to meet was on vacation). @nd interview went from 11:30 to 5:00 meeeting with 5 people. Everyone from the VP of operations to inbound and outbound managers and a money person. I was offered the job 2 days later.