I was contacted on LinkedIn by a member of the hiring team to set up a 30 minute phone interview which I did. The interview went good and was asked to complete an assignment which I was able to do in the timeframe they asked. I made it through to the next interview with the managing editor. During the interview I was maybe asked 2 questions about my previous editing experience or anything on the position. I was mostly asked to rate my current manager and how they would rate me. It was all focus on my thoughts on my current manager and our relationship.

Like several others, I had a four-part interview process. On my first call, I was given a salary range, during which I said I at least needed the highest end, if not more, because of my location. I was told it was workable. I took an editing assessment, then had three follow-up interviews with different teams and some follow-up questions from one of the interviews. I wasn't told about the length of this process in advance, but I was excited for the opportunity. After the final interview, despite what I mentioned in the initial conversation, I was told the job had a salary at the very lowest end of the range I was originally given. I said I needed at least a certain amount, and I was told I'd get benefits information right away and would be contacted again to follow up. Like some others who responded here, I was also ghosted. It’s unfortunate that so much time was spent on an editing test and interviews when the salary expectation I mentioned early on wasn’t a possibility.