Wall Street Journal Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process was super long for this role. I was first contacted by the HR manager about the Hirevue, and then three weeks later, I had my first round of interviews with the Digital coordinators. Two weeks after that, I completed a final round with three photo recruiters. Unfortunately, I wasn't selected after the last round, but that's okay!

It was more of a conversational chat with the interviewers, not a super formal interview. They asked about my interest in the WSJ and my past experiences, as well as the responsibilities of the role. It wrapped up quicker than I thought it would. There was just one stage, no real assessment, and then the recruiter called me a couple of weeks later.

The interview process was informal, taking place at a cafe in Brooklyn with a chief officer. It was a long-form, casual conversation, reflecting a very network-driven, word-of-mouth approach to getting this interview. The application process was largely offline and not publicly posted. I had to be referred directly after interviewing with someone from a neighboring company.

Started off decent before last minute cancellation of interviews, unresponsive HR reps, and an abrupt rejection with no additional information. I was referred to the hiring manager via a mutual connection and had a great chat before confirming the timeline regarding next steps which would be as follows: 1. HR chat regarding salary, benefits, etc. 2. Interview with Hiring Manager 3. Interview with Chief Creative Officer The HR chat went well and the next interview with the hiring manager was scheduled a week later. One day before the meeting, I was informed by the HR team via email that the meeting would need to be cancelled due to "changing circumstances" regarding the role. I reached out to follow up on the same day the cancellation email was sent to me, followed up once more 5 days later, and one final time following week's Monday. The HR team only responded 1 full week after the last minute cancellation, just to inform me that they were no longer moving forward with my application. This was both extremely surprising and abrupt, and really damaged my perspective of such a prestigious publication as no further clarifications were provided upon rejection, and the team had ghosted me for a full week before any updates were provided.