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Updated Jan 27, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Designer at Martha Stewart Living
Posted Jan 27, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in New York, NY (took 3 weeks)
Had multiple interviews with the creative staff and with HR.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Human Resources Intern at Martha Stewart Living
Posted Oct 18, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 (took a day)
Met with 2 people of the HR department at first, then met with another HR professional and yet, another staff member. It was repetitive having to go over what I just told the other person. The building was spacious, bright and the people seemed nice and welcoming.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Advertising Sales at Martha Stewart Living
Posted Oct 6, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 in Chicago, IL (took 11 months)
I was recommended for a specific position. I met with the person who would be my direct manager, then the person above that, then one more level.
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Extremely misleading.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Designer at Martha Stewart Living
Posted Sep 25, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 (took 4+ weeks)
Applied online, was contacted a month later. Came in for an interview with two people in the company and they asked for more materials. Was denied the position via email a month later.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Publishing at Martha Stewart Living
Posted Mar 13, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 in New York, NY (took a day)
One on one interview. Questions straight from my resume, very easy.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Administrative Assistant at Martha Stewart Living
Posted Jan 29, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)
I applied for a job at MSO that I was very well qualified for - I have over 5 years of admin experience. I received a phone call/interview about a week after I submitted my resume and they asked me to come in the following Monday (phone call was Friday). The phone interview went well and they specifically told me who I would be meeting with. When I got to the interview, they had me wait for almost an hour until they led me upstairs and I then interviewed with someone else that I had done no research on (not to worry, they were both HR drones). The woman interviewing me had very little personality and seemed really boring. When I left, I saw an employee getting SCREAMED at during a meeting (they have glass walled conference rooms). Never heard from them either way & a friend that works there now is very underpaid.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Editor at Martha Stewart Living
Posted Jun 6, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in New York, NY (took 3 months)
I exchanged frequent emails with the HR rep and hiring manager prior to coming in. I sent them my portfolio, they asked me to come in. After a very relaxed but informative interview during which the hiring manager emphasized that I shouldn't hesitate to call or email her with any other questions, etc, I was given an edit test (standard for editorial jobs) and given a week to turn it in. I immediately sent her a thank you note, then spent every waking second of the next week (when I wasn't at my full-time job) working on the test, making sure it was unique, stylish, representative if the Martha Stewart aesthetic and well- produced. I spent at least 15 hours on it. Sent it back the day it was due, emailed to be sure it was received. Hiring manager said it was and would be in touch. Over the next two months I checked in with several short but sweet emails, asking if a decision had been made. Nothing. Finally I emailed the HR rep who let me know they had in fact filled the position. Very disappointing to put so much effort into an edit test, wait patiently for two months ( there were management changes I thought might be delaying the process), then in the end not even rate a simple email to let me know I didn't get the job. Left a very negative impression of the level of professionalism that goes on at MS Weddings. Too bad for them- I'm damn talented, if I do say so myself. Oh well.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Copy Editor at Martha Stewart Living
Posted Apr 3, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2008 in New York, NY (took 4 weeks)
I was first interviewed by a lady in human resources, and immediately after, by the copy chief /assistant editor at the magazine in question.
The second interview went along fine. We hit it off and agreed on many points, and it was altogether a pleasant experience. It was the h.r. interview that was a bit weird. The woman asked ridiculous questions, for instance why I chose the college I did, and then how much i liked college (I'm middle-aged). When I said I had mixed feelings about my college experience, explaining that I liked some aspects but disliked others, she frowned, as if I had given the "wrong" answer. Perhaps she wanted me to say cheerily "ohhhh it was wonderful."
She then was very rude when she asked why I left my last job, which was understandable. My was a bit of a complicated, because it was situation that I hadn't heard of before: I was given the option of staying, but with no raise the following year. She interrupted me rudely and asked if I was offered severance pay if I chose to leave. I said yes, and then she was very dismissive of me, as if I were lying to her, and said I was fired.
On and on the questions went, I don't remember the others now. But I got the feeling that she was following some sort of pseudo-psychological approach for hr managers. We got on well, as I kept my feelings to myself, but though I seemed to have "passed," I was left with a bad taste in my mouth.
I did not get hired. I don't know if she was the cause, as my background in copy editing was sufficient but not overly abundant (I had been mainly a research editor). However, it was a singularly strange experience.
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I Applied Online.
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Design Intern at Martha Stewart Living
Posted Feb 4, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in New York, NY (took a day)
The interviewer was very condescending and rude throughout the entire process. I still remember the sarcastic scoff on the phone towards the end of the interview. The interview was for an unpaid internship, 5 days a week, no compensation whatsoever, and I had to know the world.
Sounded more like looking for free cheap slave labor than really looking for interns. The whole time they sounded like I should be honored and grateful to even speak on the phone with them. Pretty horrible.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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