Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at New York Times with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 13% positive. To compare, the company-average is 43.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Manager roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 15 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 Project Manager according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 42%
One on one interview: 29%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 4%
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First Round with Recruiter, Second Round with Hiring Manager, Third Round was a "Panel" (four sets of interviews with 2 people from each cross-functional group I would be working with).
The recruiter was exceptionally helpful - always promptly responded, answered all my questions, made sure that I understood the job description and the categories of expertise questions might center around. Process felt human and respectful.
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Question 1
Many situational questions, "Tell me about a time when..."
Recruiter call was pretty straightforward. After that, I talked to hiring manager and people manager. The questions are quite simple, but they look for ppl who show NYT missions and values.
1. Hiring Manager round - Discussion about the current projects and how would you apply that experience at NYT
2. 4 stakeholder rounds - You meet the people you are going to work and deep dive into product strategy and execution.
3. Final VP round
First I had a phone screen, and then a video call with the hiring manager. The phone screen was very informal and casual, whereas the interview with the hiring manager was more structured and had questions that were relevant to the specific team and role.