Local Editor applicants have rated the interview process at Patch with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Local Editor roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Patch overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Patch as a Local Editor according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Phone interview: 21%
Background check: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Patch (New York, NY) in Mar 2012
Interview
I felt very uncomfortable as the person interviewing me was looking me up and down. I accepted the job under the condition that the manager told about the incident would do something about it. However, turns out their company does all sorts of this 'related stuff' all the time in order to get information they aren't supposed to have. Totally disgusted. All of this other detail, I just found out recently! I totally understand that they could and ARE involved in illegal activity which is getting them sued!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you feel about maintaining journalism ethic?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Patch (Washington, DC)
Interview
A phone screen with New York, followed by an in person interview in Washington with the one regional editor for Maryland at the time. The editor was late, but what followed were standard questions, as well as a discussion of what Patch might be. That was followed by a phone chat with a working local editor in New Jersey, in which we talked about workflow and company culture.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Patch
Interview
It was a very casual but a thorough interview. Questions were generally about practical reporting skills such as "How would you go about covering a break-in at a local store? Who would you speak with? What is the most important information?" The company was a start-up expanding across the country very quickly. Later interviews became more detailed and included interviews with several different staff members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience with digital news coverage, creating photo galleries, taking videos.