First interview was with a recruiter via phone, followed by the Sales Manager. Next step was to visit the NYC office to interview in person with Sales Operations, Sales Manager, and Marketing department. The culture questions from marketing made me extremely uncomfortable and what I considered offensive. Aside from that, the team was passionate and open to answering all the questions I had and future of the business.

The interview process was very smooth. First, the SDR Manager conducted a 30 minute phone screen and then I was invited to the office for an on-site interview with the inside sales team. I met with the SDR Manager, an SDR, and the National Sales Director for separate, formal 30 minute interviews. I was transparent with Newsela about my timeline because I already had an offer on the table that required a response the week after my on-site interview with Newsela. I was scheduled for a follow-up interview with a few other key members of the interview team, but due to my timeline, they quickly accommodated my needs and were able to have those members of the team meet with me that same day in order to expedite the process. I was extremely impressed by how seamless, professional, and accommodating the whole interview process was. Between my interviews, Lauren, the in-house recruiter, made sure to check-in with me to see if I needed anything and to see how the interviews were going. All of the team members that I met with were very personable, honest, and passionate about Newsela. After my on-site I was sure that this was the company for me!