PLOS Interview Questions
& Process

after i got the offer, they sent me an email to decide the interview day and time. the interview was with one person only. it was a half an hour online interview. the position they were offering was a remote/online position from anywhere in the UK.

Got contacted and sent emails, and they replied super fast. It was easy to set up both the first and last interviews. The peer review team was really professional, though the final interview felt kind of stiff, not much of a back-and-forth. It took a whole month after the last interview to hear back that I didn't get the job.

The hiring process included an HR interview, followed by two competency-based interviews. The first was with the hiring manager, and the second was with two peers. Everyone I met was friendly and professional. There was a significant gap between interviews, as I applied in August and the second interview was in November. While I didn't receive an offer, the lack of communication, even after four requests for updates, was unusual and unprofessional. As a second-round candidate for a senior role, this process felt subpar, and I've heard similar feedback from others regarding different positions.

So, the interview was for an Associate/Senior Editor role at PLOS Medicine. The whole process was really good, and all the people I interacted with were super nice. It started with a video chat with HR. After that, I had to do a task where I reviewed two articles. Then came a technical interview, which lasted about an hour. We mostly talked about the articles I reviewed and publishing in general. It was tough for me, but it felt more like a conversation, and the interviewers seemed to steer clear of topics where I wasn't strong, focusing instead on areas where I could provide good answers, which I really appreciated. The last stage was supposed to be a more general skills interview, but I didn't make it that far. The interviewers were really great and even offered to give me feedback.