I applied online. I interviewed at ideastream (Cleveland, OH) in Mar 2023
Interview
First, you have a series of Zoom interviews with other reporters and editors.
During these interviews, you are asked questions in a round robin style.
The questions I was asked included:
How I'd deal with different hypothetical situations as a reporter,
What my reporting experience was, what I learned from that, and how I'd apply that to this position,
My approach to covering the news,
What I knew about different types of journalism, and
To discuss the news of the day.
The final stage involves a timed writing test. I was given a scientific study and asked to review it and write up a summary that I would use to write a radio script in a set amount of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about my experience, my philosophy on journalism, about different types of journalism, and other issues explored above.
I applied online. I interviewed at ideastream in Jun 2023
Interview
I was very disappointed by the lack of professionalism displayed by their recruiting team. Expect to be ghosted, despite them assuring you after each interview that they will inform you about next steps. They also advertised the position has hybrid, to which I later found out there were extremely minimal/restricted work from home opportunities. I would not consider what they offer a hybrid schedule at all.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at ideastream in May 2014
Interview
It was a single phone call with the two producer's I'd be working with. Questions were very straightforward, focusing on past experiences/coursework. At one point, the line disconnected, resulting in a pretty awkward game of phone tag. But once that was resolved, it was very laid-back and conversational. Not bad, overall.
