The Urban Writers Interview Questions
& Process
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The Urban Writers
Writer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
First, you'll get a creative writing test. If you pass that, we'll send you files showing the TUW writing style. Then, you'll have another test to see if you get the TUW style and to check your writing skills.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Creative writing test.
- How many years have you been writing professionally?
- Do you know how to write in American English?
The Urban Writers
Writer
Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Group Presentation
Interview formats
Other Presentation
So you gotta apply first, then they'll have you write like a 1,000 word piece to even be considered. After that, there's a group "interview" thing where you find out more about the program. Then you gotta read this huge info packet, like 100+ pages. Finally, there's a trial test where you need to whip up a full book outline and write the first 5,000 words of a researched book, and you only have 3 days to do it.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- In addition to needing to write about 1,000 words for an initial interview, you'll also need to write 5,000 words of a non-fiction piece and do a full book outline.
- Unfortunately despite being a freelance copywriter and editor for several years already, I was given this feedback on my piece about Neo-Paganism: Awkward phrasing made some of the meanings unclear.
- Weak and repetitive sentence structures, as well as sentence fragments lent a robotic tone to the writing.
The Urban Writers
Ghostwriter
Entry Easy Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Background check
Interview formats
Presentation Other
My application experience for this ghostwriter role was pretty disappointing. The first stage was called an interview, but it was really just a 10-minute video call with about 20 other applicants where the interviewer went over the application steps and some company rules. After that, you create an account. Then, you have to pick a writing project from their existing orders. This involves reading through a ton of company documents to understand all their guidelines and requirements. Once you select a project, you submit a writing outline proposal using their template. This outline approval takes about 2-3 days. After approval, you start writing the actual 3000-word piece, and you have 5 working days to finish it. I completed all these steps and submitted my writing sample on time. Someone was then assigned to edit it. However, this person only edited a quarter of my work 7 days after I submitted it and then asked for changes. After I made the requested changes and informed them, there was no response for 2-3 days. I then emailed a team member about the progress, and in response, I received a generic rejection email and lost access to my profile. I've never had such a blunt and harsh rejection after putting in so much effort on an assessment. So yeah, it was a very underwhelming experience overall.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Any questions for me?
The Urban Writers
Ghostwriter
Entry Easy Neutral experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Offer
Interview formats
Presentation Other
First, you gotta submit an application with a 500-word piece about their platform. If they like it, you schedule an interview. But it's not really an interview, more like an info session where you watch a video about The Urban Writers. Then you sign an NDA digitally and get info about the trial. The trial order is unpaid and includes an outline (due in 24-48 hours) and 5,000 words of a manuscript (due in 4-5 days). It's a lot of work for a trial, tbh.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Any questions for us?
The Urban Writers Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from The Urban Writers interview reports.
“Is 2 USD per 100 words acceptable?”
Read reports →“Are you willing to sell your soul for a corn chip?”
Read reports →“What was observed in the video?”
Read reports →“Could you please write a fictional story, roughly 1500 words in length?”
Read reports →“Do you know how to write in American English?”
Read report →“What is the maximum number of projects you can finish within a given timeframe?”
Read report →“How many years have you been writing professionally?”
Read report →“Have you written long-form content before, like around 30,000 words?”
Read report →“What makes you want to pursue a career in writing?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 27 The Urban Writers interview reports.