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      Publications Assistant Interview

      23 May 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience

      Other Publications Assistant interview reviews for PLOS

      Publications Assistant Interview

      16 Feb 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at PLOS in May 2018

      Interview

      I applied for the role online and received an email inviting me to interview two days later. I had the video interview a week after I applied. I was informed I didn't get the position about a week later.

      Interview questions [6]

      Question 1

      Talk about a time where you had to deal with a difficult customer.
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      Question 2

      Talk about a time you made a mistake. How did you deal with it?
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      Question 3

      Have you ever had to offer a colleague constructive criticism? Describe the experience.
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      Question 4

      What kind of environment do you work well in?
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      Question 5

      What do you dislike about your current job?
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      Question 6

      Why do you want to work at PLOS? Why this position?
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      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PLOS (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2021

      Interview

      Phone screening for stage 1 with HR staff. Then virtual interview with 2 people from publications team for stage 2. Then required to submit a writing sample related to the role.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is your preferred managerial style?
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      Publications Assistant Interview

      23 Aug 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at PLOS (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2020

      Interview

      I was contacted a month after I applied for an initial Zoom video call with someone from their hiring team. During this video call, I was given an overview of the company, role, and interview process, and was told that they don't let more than a week go by during each stage of the interview process. They were also upfront about what the salary would be, and that I would be hearing back from them within a week for next steps. Almost two weeks later I was contacted for the next stage, which was another Zoom video call with two people from the team. The questions they asked were very much personality-based, and not based on any of my experience. At the end of this conversation, I was told they would be getting back to me in two weeks because they had so many other people to interview. Two weeks came and went, and then I got an automated email notifying me of rejection. As another person here noted, if they were just going to reject me via automatic email I'm not sure why it had to take almost three weeks. Overall, communication was lacking and they did not live up to the expectations that they had initially set.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      Q: What is one misconception people have about you?
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      Question 2

      Q: How do you manage stress?
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      Question 3

      Q: What qualities do you think make a great leader?
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