I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Macmillan (New York, NY) in Mar 2016
Interview
Very Brief. The interview was done over the phone. The woman was very friendly and explained the position and what they were looking for very clearly. The interview only lasted around 15 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
She asked for me to walk her through my resume. She choose which parts she wanted me to explain, focusing on publishing and communications-related positions.
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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