The hiring process at The Guardian takes an average of 30 days when considering 4 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Associate Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Associate Software Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
I applied online. I interviewed at The Guardian (London, England)
Interview
Our group interview for BAME applicants went on for about five hours. We didn't get a break but there were refreshments in the room. It involved group discussion and coming up with article ideas.
I applied online. I interviewed at The Guardian (Sydney) in May 2023
Interview
Had a remote interview with two interviewers over Zoom. I was asked to prepare ideas, which I brought to the interview.
They told me while my experience was relevant to the role offered, but they felt it was overall not quite what they were looking for and declined to elaborate further when I asked for feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk me through the process of how you would cover a breaking news story.
I applied online. I interviewed at The Guardian (New York, NY)
Interview
I had multiple interviews and had to do an unpaid edit test of 90 minutes. The interviews were long. All communication done through HR. People were nice, but big gaps in between steps for the interview process. Entire thing took several months.