I applied for a job at the new offices in Manchester (MediaCityUK) but was interviewed in London before the move. I got my interview by applying through the special BBC North jobs website, selecting "Content-Making" as my sphere, ticking various skills boxes and submitting my CV. I was then required to pass an online test which took an accurately-predicted two hours - if you do this make sure you're free from any distractions and have headphones! It took a month to process before I was eligible to have my CV submitted for new jobs, so watch out for that and be prepared to chase the North Jobs team. I didn't hear back for a while, but chased them up occasionally and kept sending updated CVs. When I was selected for interview I was asked to book a slot through the North Jobs portal, which was convenient, then had a short skills test (showing I could crop images, subedit copy etc - the job is with a website) and then met the panel - three people. They took it in turns to ask questions from a pre-formatted sheet, and seemed very polite and encouraging. Overall it was a very positive interview experience - as it always is at the BBC.

An interview in front of a panel of three journalists. Questions about personal skills e.g. talk about a situation in which you had to work in a team and had to overcome a disagreement. There were also questions about imagined work scenarios e.g. Obama has died in a car accident, we need to make a programme on it, what information do you put in and in what order, at what time are we broadcasting it, what BBC journalists would be involved?