Inverse interview questions

I had three interviews with four people over the course of two months. They asked me to write a "beat memo" along with six pitches. The editors' interview questions were pretty standard and not difficult to answer. I followed up a few times after I didn't hear back in the designated timeline, which kept being pushed back, and told them I had other offers. After another month went by with no word, I accepted another offer.

The interview process was prompt, transparent, and each step of it felt distinct in moving us forward. I've had many interviews that are just a series of conversations with new people where each conversation is the same, and basically is just me repeating my cover letter in spoken word over and over again. This was a way more thoughtful stepwise experience as I moved through it.