PublicRelay Associate Analyst interview questions

The interview process was brutal. I had three interviews as well as assignments outside of those interviews. This seemed over the top for a very entry level role. One interview as 1.5 hours long, with three separate people. This could have been a panel interview as some of the interviewers were very hard to talk to. They also asked for FIVE references which seems over the top for a role primarily meant for graduates.

1.) Phone screening 2.) Timed reading/summary assignment 3.) Articles assigned to be read before the interviews 4.) Interviewed with three people in a row, 30 minutes each Didn’t get the job. I asked for feedback, but my email went unanswered.