Managing Editorial Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Simon & Schuster with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Managing Editorial Assistant roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Simon & Schuster overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Simon & Schuster as a Managing Editorial Assistant according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Personality test: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Simon & Schuster (New York, NY) in Sep 2025
Interview
HR scheduled a zoom meeting with the Hiring Manager for the first round. It was a quick process. Questions pertained to the role and were mostly scenario-based. Waiting to hear back if I made it to the second round, which is supposed to be with the head of the department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle the situation when two editors asked you to work on something at the same time?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Simon & Schuster (New York, NY) in May 2018
Interview
Met with HR, then several members of the Man Ed team. Everyone was super friendly and welcoming the moment I arrived, but each had job-specific questions. It felt really relaxed and warm.