Huffington Post General Intern Interview Questions
& Process

I went through multiple phone and Skype interviews. There were two rounds with an HR rep, then I met with the beat editor and a beat writer, followed by a senior editor, and finally the section editor. I also had to submit writing samples and complete a writing/editing test.

I met the recruiter at my university, and she seemed really interested after we chatted about my background. I sent her my resume, and she replied the next day to set up a phone interview. I sent my availability, and then heard nothing for about a week. She finally got back to me, apologizing because she was swamped, and then mentioned Hurricane Sandy had just hit, so I figured things were tough. We eventually scheduled, but a few days before, she emailed to reschedule. I was still excited about interning at HuffPo, so I agreed. We ended up scheduling right before the holidays. The interview itself felt like a conversation. She asked about my other experiences and how they related to a writing internship there. She liked that my resume was diverse but still related to writing/editorial. She was impressed and even mentioned considering me for full-time roles! She said I'd hear back the following week and strongly encouraged me to follow up if I didn't. Unsurprisingly, a week went by with no word. I had already sent a thank you email and note, so I sent a follow-up about 8 days later. No response. I emailed again a week after that, and then two weeks later. Still nothing. I had another offer but really wanted to work at HuffPo, so I just wanted to know if I was still in consideration. After one last attempt, I figured I was out since it was already January and the position was for a spring internship. The whole process felt scattered, misleading, and inconsiderate. Fortunately, I'm doing great at my current role, but this was just an unfortunate experience.

Had an informal 20 minute phone call after being recommended by a Huff Post employee, then a few weeks later, I submitted my application on the website. Three weeks later, I was informed I had made it to the next round which required a sample media piece to accompany an article on the website (had one week to finish). Three-four weeks later, I was scheduled for a last round interview. They cancelled on me twice and I had to call to get the new time. Had a final phone interview with two managing editors and was told I'd hear the decision in a week. Never heard back (even after emailing three different people in charge of the program to check in). Seemed very disorganized and inconsiderate to their applicants. Same experience happened to peers who applied for the program.