I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Springer Nature (Philadelphia, PA) in Jan 2016
Interview
Brief phone interview with HR in New York office, then an in-person interview at the Philadelphia office. Pretty informal and inviting. Mostly it was them telling me about the job, and making sure I knew that, although it was titled "editor," there was no copy editing or writing involved. The phone interview also made sure I understood this. My guess is that this is to thwart writer-types (which I am) from thinking they would be writing or publishing and engaging with the content. In fact, this was very helpful, and having interviewed at similar companies and figured this out before, I was able to perform better in the interview.
The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Springer Nature (Hoboken, NJ) in Feb 2024
Interview
I got first a screening call, then a second one to discuss more details. An assesment of 3 papers writing my review. Then I got a call for a longer interview but I cancelled, the process took so long that i've got another offer in between.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic questions about my situation, goals and about the job.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Springer Nature (Pune) in Feb 2023
Interview
I was asked to submit a review for two manuscripts. Next, there was a personal interview with the journal editors and a second test on submitting reviews for two manuscripts again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard Interview questions like long-term goal, what brings you here etc.
Pro forma. Human Resources staff phone screened me with general questions to make sure I was a possibly successful candidate. This was followed by in-person interview with the immediate hiring manager, higher ups, and highest administration. Followed by phone negotiation for salary and offer. Signing of paper offer.