Editorial Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Sourcebooks with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 38% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Editorial Assistant roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sourcebooks overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sourcebooks as a Editorial Assistant according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 23%
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Skills test: 15%
Presentation: 8%
Other: 8%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Sourcebooks (Naperville, IL) in Aug 2020
Interview
They had me do an initial phone screen where they asked pretty typical first interview questions. Then they had me complete a long take-home exercise that was very time intensive. I did a bunch of extra research for it.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sourcebooks (Naperville, IL) in Apr 2024
Interview
I went through two rounds of interviews and completed an additional assignment, which I thought went well overall, but they completed ghosted me. Even after reaching out to both interviewers and the hiring manager, I only learned that the position had been filled through a LinkedIn post. Highly unprofessional.
It was very clear; I went through three rounds of interviews (HR, Editor, and the team I'd be working with) and was assigned a comp title research project to complete based on one of the imprints bestsellers.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Sourcebooks in Jul 2023
Interview
There are two interview rounds. I was initially contacted by a recruiter very soon after I submitted my application (the same day). The recruiter interview was very simple, mostly informational. After proceeding to the next round, I met with the hiring manager. This interview was more involved with more specific questions. While I did not get the job, I did receive a response less than 24 hours after my interview.