I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Harvard Business Publishing (Boston, MA) in June 2015
Interview
4 extensive phone interviews were followed by a full-day, in-person day of 6 interviews. They were very forthcoming about the department, history and future, during the entire process. Many times it seemed that they talked more than they asked questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for Harvard? This seemed to be very important to everyone as it was asked repeatedly.
Many background questions and a few behavioral questions (given a situation, how would you respond).
One interviewer asked detailed resume questions.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Harvard Business Publishing (Watertown, MA) in Jan 2015
Interview
The initial phone screens were good. I was brought in for face to face interviews with 4 other people with whom I would be working with. The people who I spoke with were honest about the culture and politics of the organization. I did get the impression that they were stressed about the work environment, and comment were made in regard to the weird politics that are in place there. This information was presented as a caution to a potential new employee.
I also got the feeling that the hiring process takes a long time, from initial contact to offer. It would no surprise me if that process took at least 4-6 months. Makes me wonder how important the position was in terms of their business strategy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One interviewer asked me specific questions about the internal workings of HBSP. Clearly, I could not answer those questions, as only an insider would know them. The other questions were the typical behavioral questions about how would you react in certain situations.