Reporter applicants have rated the interview process at New York Times with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 20% positive. To compare, the company-average is 43.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Reporter roles take an average of 180 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at New York Times overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at New York Times as a Reporter according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Background check: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
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It was over the phone with an HR executive. I felt it was very formulaic, and the interviewer did not seem interested in my responses. When I told her about my background, the highlights of my accomplishments there were pauses, as if she were multitasking.
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Question 1
Would you be comfortable covering a topic that isn't your usual beat?
It was a lengthy interview process with many 1:1 conversations across the newsroom with stakeholders on several teams, including the one I would eventually join. Entire process spanned months from application to offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you bring to your work that differentiates you from other reporters?
I applied online. The process took 7 months. I interviewed at New York Times in Jun 2025
Interview
This job application took up a lot of my time. The interview process included HR, a hiring manager, and a written test — which, importantly, was unpaid and required candidates to spend a significant amount of time completing it. I prepared extensively, but ultimately didn’t get the job. What was especially disappointing was that HR responded with nothing more than a generic rejection email.
For a company like The New York Times, asking so much from applicants — time, effort, and detailed preparation — only to offer zero meaningful feedback, is deeply disheartening.