U.S. News & World Report General Intern Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process was pretty chill. It started with a chat with HR, then a few days later I spoke with the head editor on the phone. After that, there was a Skype call with four editors, which happened a week later. The final step was supposed to be an in-person interview, but I couldn't travel to D.C. at the time. They also gave me a skills test where I had to fact-check and edit an article, and I had three days to finish it, which was plenty of time. All the interviews were mostly about getting to know me, with simple, conversational questions. They were also quick to respond. So, even though there were several steps, none of them felt too hard or intimidating.

After I applied with my resume and cover letter, the HR department reached out within days to schedule interviews with the team I would be joining. I had a phone interview with a senior team member, and then a Skype interview with the team lead a few days after that. Since I was living in Boston at the time, I didn't interview in person at the U.S. News office. They asked for my writing samples and references, which I sent. About a week later, they offered me the position, making the whole process about two weeks long. It was a really fast and simple interview process.

I had a phone interview, then a writing test, then an in-person interview, then another phone interview. After the in-person interview, they invited me to come meet with them in DC (expenses paid) and then waited 2 weeks to tell me that airfare was too high and another phone interview would be better. None of the interviews were very hard but they just took forever to get back with me and after my last phone interview they still haven't sent me a rejection letter. I just didn't feel like they treated me with very much respect throughout the whole process.