Healthline Media Interview Questions
& Process

The interviews themselves went great. I really enjoyed the team, and thought that they were thoughtful in their questions. The interview process was a different story. They had so many interviews with so many people, and then strung me along for months saying that they appreciate my patience, but they were still working on it. Eventually I was notified I did not receive the position. I understand there's only one role, but at some point stringing an applicant along for months is unprofessional and unfair. As a candidate, you spend a lot of time. and energy applying, and this really hurts your self esteem as well as your opinion of the company.

The interview process at Healthline Media was great and really well set up for remote work! It was fast and comfortable for me as an applicant. The whole thing, from applying to the offer, only took 18 business days. They gave me really good info before each step and feedback after. Culture is a big deal in their interviews, which I liked because their culture was a main reason I applied. It went like this: Day 1: Applied online. Day 4: Recruiter reached out via email and set up a quick call for the next day. Day 5: Had a short call talking about my experience, what I'm looking for, and a general company overview. Day 6: Recruiter emailed with details for the next step: a remote Zoom interview with the hiring manager. Day 8: Had the Zoom interview with the hiring manager, learning about the job, daily tasks, and the team. We talked about my past work and how I'd fit. Day 9: Recruiter emailed to say they wanted to move forward and set up a team interview. Day 12: Had my team interview via Zoom. It was 2 hours, with 30-minute chats with each team member. Mostly cultural/behavioral questions. Day 13: Got feedback on the team interview and scheduled a final video interview with a senior leader. Day 15: Had the final video call with a senior leader and soon after got an email from the recruiter to discuss next steps and feedback. Day 18: Spoke with the recruiter who gave an overview of all feedback and extended a job offer. I told them when I'd respond and chose a start date. Got an email with all the offer details right after.

It all started when a Healthline recruiter slid into my DMs on LinkedIn. Then, everything went down on Zoom. First, I had a 45-minute screening call with the recruiter. She then passed my info along to the hiring manager, who wanted to chat. I met with him within two business days. We had a good 60-minute talk about the job, the company, and the new team. It seemed like we clicked, and he said I'd then meet with four team members. About a week later, I spent four hours straight meeting with different people on the team. I got the vibe that each of them had totally different ideas about what this role should be. They seemed friendly, but by the end of the four conversations, I knew this wasn't the right fit for me. So, I wasn't bummed when Healthline totally ghosted me after that interview marathon. No follow-up at all. My only real regret is wasting so much of my time on this.

I first got contacted by the hiring manager after I applied online. After that, I had a bunch of Google Hangouts interviews with the medical affairs team. I talked to the division manager first, then some other team members, and finally the Senior Director. So, four people in total, all one-on-one, about an hour each. They really grilled me on research methods and hypothetical scenarios with different Healthline teams. After about 4-5 weeks of this, the division manager emailed to let me know I didn't get the job. Everyone was nice and easy to talk to, but it felt like it dragged on a bit.