I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at New America (Washington, DC) in Aug 2016
Interview
After applying online, I was contacted within a couple of weeks to do a phone interview in the next few days. I spoke with two members of the department. They were very friendly, candid, and put me at ease. They let me know soon after the interview that I would not be moving forward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the interview questions were standard - why did I want an internship there, how did I hear about the position, past work experience, working style. One question that stood out was about specific strategies I would use to approach a writing assignment, and how I would go about communicating complex ideas.
The interview was friendly, the person was nice who I interviewed with and overall it was a good experience. The vibe was relatively informal, but smart where the interviewer expected me to understand the type of organization they were and how they differed from other organizations.
They reached out to me for a short phone screening with the manager. I was notified soon after that I would advance to the second phone interview with additional team members. It was around 15 minutes total. I received a response about a week later.
Interviewed for a summer internship. Fairly straightforward, asked the standard interview questions. Had a first round interview with the hiring manager and second round with several members of the department. Both were over the phone. Received a timely response.
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at New America with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at New America overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at New America as a Intern according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 30%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
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