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:
Skills test: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 21%
Personality test: 7%
Background check: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Presentation: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Patch (Sarasota, FL) in Jun 2013
Interview
I applied online & was contacted by a hiring manager from NYC. I had a 30 minute phone interview with her, then had to wait a week and leave a voicemail before hearing back from her. I then went through 5 more rounds of interviews, including an hour long conversation with a local editor, a 40 minute interview with a "cultural ambassador," and a 30 minute interview with another writer. Finally I was told I was one of two finalists for the position. I was sent a 3 hour, 45 minute timed writing test a week later (after more calls & voicemails to see if & when it would ever be set up). After spending a Saturday afternoon doing the test, I got an email the following Wednesday from the hiring manager saying everything seemed to have gone well & to expect a call from her soon. I waited about a week & after never hearing from her, I tried calling & emailing. Finally, I got a very generic email saying they were "moving forward with the interview process" & "considering other candidates." All in all I spent about a month interviewing with Patch, even turning down another job offer in the process, only to receive a short email essentially saying I didn't get the job. I just wish the hiring manager had the decency to give me a personal phone call instead of hiding behind a generic rejection letter after working with me/interviewing me for a MONTH.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the questions were scenario questions such as "Describe a time when..." After 5-6 rounds of interviews, they got pretty repetitive. Most had to do with my past journalism experience. One of the stranger ones was "Think of a difficult question that you would like to ask me, the interviewer, about the job and then ask it." Others included "Tell me about a time when you disliked something about your job and why," "Tell me about a time you had to ask one of your sources a difficult or controversial question" and "Our company has gone through a lot of policy changes recently. Tell me about a time when your job changed its policies and how you reacted."
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.