Financial Times Journalist/Reporter interview questions
based on 3 ratings - Updated 30 Mar 2025
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Financial Times in Apr 2024
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I did a written test followed by an hour long interview at FT's offices. I was told the interview was the final stage. It was a very friendly interview and they made me feel comfortable. However, I think this was a sign of the actual outcome because they hired an internal candidate. Not sure if they even had me in mind or were just going through the motions with external hiring.
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Where could the FT do better or improve in this area of the publication?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Financial Times (New York, NY) in Oct 2019
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I was given a phone screener after applying online for a courts reporter job. The interviewer seemed to have no understanding of what a journalists function in a courthouse was. Despite describing years of direct experience, I was later received an email rejection with no feedback
Interviewed with them through a career fair. It was alright but the entire time she kept telling me they had no openings which made me wonder why they were interviewing for candidates anyway.