New York Public Radio Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process had three levels. The first interview was with the Director of IT. Then there was another interview with the Director of IT and the System Administrator. Finally, there was an interview with the CTO. The HR interview was mainly about communication skills and personality. For example, they asked how I would handle a situation where a user is upset even though I'm trying to help them. The CTO interview was also about personality and why I was interested in the position. The Director and System Admin interviews involved technical questions.

This was a super long interview process, man. Like, I talked to seven different people virtually over almost two months. They gave me this assignment thing, which I actually did a pretty good job on and submitted ahead of schedule. After the last interview, which was a panel, they told me they had two really good candidates and, after thinking hard, they decided to go with the other person. Everyone I met was really nice though, and it mostly felt good. I just kinda wish, after putting in so much time, that I would have gotten an offer. BUT hey, I'm glad they found someone.

I applied online and heard back the next day to set up a Zoom interview. I spoke with a Producer and Associate Producer. It seemed to go well, and I was given a big project and asked for references. I finished the project on time. After that, I didn't hear anything back. One of my references was contacted during this time. About a week later, I was asked to meet with two more groups on two separate days. These interviews also went well. Then, about a week after that, they emailed me about a different, unposted job and asked me to meet with another team member. That interview also went well. In total, I had 4 meetings with 7 people. After that, complete silence. I've heard mixed things about this company before, but I hoped they had improved. It seems they still need to work on respecting candidates' time and communicating better. They just seem disorganized.

I applied in April 2022 and shortly after the recruiter contacted me for a phone screening. They asked standard questions to check my interest and experience. I sent a thank you email but didn't get a response, so I assumed they had moved on. About a week later, I got a call to schedule a follow-up with the DEI manager. This interview went well; it was very conversational and pleasant. The manager warned me that some hiring managers were going on vacation, so it might be about a week before I heard back. She also said I could reach out to the recruiter with questions or ask for her email if I had other things to ask her. I emailed the recruiter to thank them and asked for the manager's email to thank her directly, but didn't hear back. I sent another follow-up email a few days later to confirm they received the original, but it's been about a month with no response.