Shortly after I applied for the job I was contacted by one of the executive producers who asked me to submit some show ideas. I submitted the ideas and reached out to the interviewer after not hearing back from her for over two weeks. I would have to agree with another reviewer that the NPR phone interview was pretty combative. I felt like she was trying to talk me out of the job. To add to the weirdness, at one point she tried to engage me in a racial debate about diversity in Boston. At the end of the phone interview, she asked me to submit additional ideas without providing a deadline or any indication on whether I would receive a follow-up interview. After 8 weeks of getting the runaround, I decided to not to pursue this position any further.

The interview process was very fair, ethical, and I felt respected throughout the process, which is unfortunately rare when interviewing. First interview was with a recruiter, second interview was with the hiring manager and they asked standard questions to be expected, then I got an assignment two create two pieces of work from raw tape they gave me, then once I moved past that round, I needed to present my work to 10+ people and interview with people from multiple departments, which took a total of 3 hours. That was the final round and the other person ended up getting the job because they were in D.C., even though that wasn't part of the job description, but I understand when it comes down to the nitty gritty that that is taken into consideration. The hiring manager and I are still on great terms! Loved this interview process. Only complaint was it took 3 whole months.