Editorial Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Macmillan with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Editorial Intern roles take an average of 41 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Macmillan overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Macmillan as a Editorial Intern according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 75%
Personality test: 25%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Macmillan (New York, NY) in Jan 2026
Interview
They reached out at the end of December inviting me to interview in January for a spring editorial internship with Tor Publishing Group. It was a virtual call of ~20 minutes with the hiring manager. About two weeks later, they offered me the internship.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
How has your previous work experience prepared you for the administrative and assistant work that this internship would entail?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Macmillan in Aug 2025
Interview
After an informal interview with a recruiter, I was contacted for an interview with the editors I'd be supporting. It was a friendly, conversational interview; we spent most of the time chatting about books we'd read!
I applied online. I interviewed at Macmillan (New York, NY) in Dec 2024
Interview
I applied the day the internship application opened. I got contacted by HR about setting up an interview a month later. I did have to reach back out because they forgot to schedule it, and then I had the interview. Two days later, they offered me the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your most recent reads / do you read middle grade? (Children's/YA imprint)