I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Macmillan (New York, NY) in Dec 2018
Interview
Casual but serious. I interviewed in person because I happen to live in New York. (Previously, for a separate Macmillan interview, I was interviewed over the phone because I was away at college.)
My interviewer asked me a lot about my previous experience. I appreciated my interviewer's efforts to get to know me during the interview, and to allow me to ask a lot of questions about the imprint and the internship. I think it was expected that I be at least somewhat familiar with the imprint's backlist, bestsellers, and current titles. I think it's important they hear your ability to talk about books.
Had a casual video call with an employee of the marketing team, answered basic interview questions, later received an assignment via email, completed it, and was ultimately rejected after submission
Very straightforward, interviewed once with a senior art director and an associate senior art director who became my direct supervisor as an intern. We talked about my design experience and skills, what I was doing in school, book and design trends and the different requirements for the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your experience level with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop?
It was a very conversational interview with a lot of room for questions. Very open about how the internship operates, asked about how past experience might apply to the tasks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are you hoping to get out of this internship?