Interview questions for writers and editors

For more information on instituting efficient interview processes, see the Hiring writers and editors guide. Interviewing writers and editors for brand publishing operations is one key part of a larger hiring strategy, focused on outlining the requirements of the role via job proposals, articulating its responsibilities and measures of success and conducting hiring tests designed to ensure the right candidates are brought in. Interviewing appropriately is a critical part of this overall process. But the efficacy and efficiency of interview processes are often limited by poorly-prepared interviewers. Navigating the interview is a skill not just for candidates, but for interviewers themselves.  Interviews must seek to uncover a wide variety of information about candidate