I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Macmillan (New York, NY) in Apr 2010
Interview
Someone from HR called to set up the interview, and I came in to New York for the interview. The interview was one-on-one with the person who was my supervisor for the summer. Interview process was straightforward and easy; the interviewer mostly seemed concerned that I knew what the internship would consist of. There were no particularly tricky questions, just the usual fare. I think the selection for the position was mostly decided by the proofreading test I was given at the end of the interview. (I was allowed to take it home.)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No difficult questions, just wanted to know about my past experience.
Had a casual video call with an employee of the marketing team, answered basic interview questions, later received an assignment via email, completed it, and was ultimately rejected after submission
Very straightforward, interviewed once with a senior art director and an associate senior art director who became my direct supervisor as an intern. We talked about my design experience and skills, what I was doing in school, book and design trends and the different requirements for the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your experience level with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop?
It was a very conversational interview with a lot of room for questions. Very open about how the internship operates, asked about how past experience might apply to the tasks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are you hoping to get out of this internship?
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Macmillan with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 23 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Macmillan overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Macmillan as a Intern according to 23 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 29%
Group panel interview: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Drug test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
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