I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at PLOS
Interview
First had email contact with a hiring consultant, then email and short phone interview (I basically read my resume to her) with internal HR. Within a week I had a Skype interview with an editorial director then a few weeks later an in-person. The interview consisted of a 1 hour test doing associate editor tasks (read their website thoroughly and know their submission policies well) then 40 minutes talking over my answers with two senior editors. I think I was early in the round of interviews because they did not seem very comfortable with how they wanted to ask questions or lead the discussion. After that I had 15 minutes to meet informally with several editors at the level I would be hired at. It took over 6 weeks and 3 checking in emails to find out I was not offered the position. Not impressed with their HR people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle allegations that a paper contained falsified data?
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PLOS (Birmingham, England) in Aug 2025
Interview
they sent me an email with a link to decide a day and time for the interview. The interview was with one person only. It was a half an hour online interview. The position they were offering was a remote/online position from anywhere in the UK
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at PLOS
Interview
Interview with HR, general competency questions - 30 min;
Assignment - was given 2 hours to assess submitted manuscripts;
Second interview - 1 hour 15 mins with a team of two.
Phone call screening interview with the recruiter/HR rep. It was very casual and lasted 15 minutes. Mostly just introductions and overview of the interviewing process. Wanted to know what I know about PLOS. Described the role.