Designer applicants have rated the interview process at New York Times with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 43.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Designer roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at New York Times overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at New York Times as a Designer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Group panel interview: 16%
Background check: 16%
Phone interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Other: 5%
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I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at New York Times (New York, NY) in Nov 2011
Interview
First, met with hiring agent, then, manager of department, who had with her in the interview, a colleague (more like, friend, as it turned out) from an entirely different, unrelated department. Kind of like a security blanket, in retrospect.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at New York Times (New York, NY) in Nov 2024
Interview
A 30-min interview talking primarily about my work and what I was looking for in this role. At the end I had some time to ask questions and learn more about their work process on a day-to-day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Show us a project that you are most excited about.
Took about a month long. There was a 2 hour design test that I also had to complete. Overall a pretty smooth interview process. I spoke with a total of 6 people throughout the process.
The interview process was straight forward and i interviewed right away with both of the cofounders of the company. They asked me for my day rate and when I could start.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
My background in concept design and visual narrative