Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Hearst as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Digital Reporter and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Digital Reporter and roles were rated as the easiest.
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I applied online. I interviewed at Hearst (Los Angeles, CA) in Mar 2026
Interview
4 seperate interviews with various members of the team over the course of 2 weeks all on Zoom. Everyone was very nice but was a big time commitment to then be rejected.
Unprofessional - couple rounds then will ghost you and ignore follow up. From the recruiter to hiring manager, no feedback and clearly no communication between them. Not even fully sure the role I interviewed for was actually available.
Several interviews including a mock pitch with several members of what would be my team and final interview with the CFO. Took several weeks to finalize the interview process. The most lengthy interview process I have ever been a part of.