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Editor Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Editor interview, here are 39 interview questions and answer examples.

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What was your greatest accomplishment as an Editor?

The interviewer wants to hear you talk about something you're proud of. What you choose to discuss as your most significant achievement shows the interviewer what you think is important, and how you achieved it will tell them how you get things done. Try thinking about challenging projects or problems you helped solve or big ideas you suggested. If you are a recent graduate or someone with minimal relevant career experience, then you probably don't have many career-oriented accomplishments, and that's okay. That doesn't mean you don't have things to be proud of. Consider leadership roles in college, volunteer work you're passionate about, and articles or publications you may have contributed to in the past. The employer does not just want to know what you did, but with who, when, where, and how you did it as well.

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39 Editor Interview Questions & Answers

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  • Accomplishment

    1. What was your greatest accomplishment as an Editor?

  • Accomplishment

    2. What have your achievements been to date?

  • Behavioral

    3. What was your biggest disappointment as an Editor?

  • Behavioral

    4. Imagine that the author of an article did not like your edits, and argued with you. What would you do?

  • Behavioral

    5. How do you stay motivated with repetitive tasks like proofreading, fact-checking or source-checking?

  • Behavioral

    6. What motivates you as an Editor?

  • Behavioral

    7. Give an example of a time when you had to edit or write a piece under a strict deadline. How did you ensure that you met the deadline?

  • Behavioral

    8. What have you done in past situations to contribute toward a teamwork environment?

  • Behavioral

    9. Give an example of a time when you made a mistake because you did not listen well to what someone had to say.

  • Behavioral

    10. Describe your editing process

  • Behavioral

    11. How would you handle sensitive writers who question every edit you make?

  • Career Goals

    12. Tell us about an editing project that has brought you a lot of satisfaction.

  • Career Goals

    13. In your view, what is the role of an Editor?

  • Career Goals

    14. How would you define success as an Editor?

  • Career Goals

    15. What made you choose to become an Editor?

  • Career Goals

    16. What are your long-term goals or plans?

  • Commitment

    17. What are your career goals?

  • Common

    18. What personal weakness has caused you the greatest difficulty in school or at work?

  • Common

    19. What do you know about our company, and why would you want to work for us?

  • Common

    20. What do you know about our organization?

  • Compatibility

    21. What books/magazines/newspapers do you enjoy reading?

  • Compatibility

    22. What would the ideal editing job be for you?

  • Competency

    23. We have several candidates with similar qualifications. Tell us some reasons why we should hire you?

  • Competency

    24. Tell us about your ability to multitask in this position.

  • Decision Making

    25. How do you make decisions? Give an example.

  • Development

    26. What have you done to further your own professional development in the past 5 years?

  • Discovery

    27. What makes you passionate about being an Editor?

  • Discovery

    28. What was the last book you read for fun?

  • Discovery

    29. What are your interests outside of work?

  • Education

    30. How has your education helped you prepare for this position?

  • Leadership

    31. How would you describe your leadership style?

  • Leadership

    32. Describe the ideal supervisor that you want want to work for?

  • Open-ended

    33. What is your working style - more independent or collaborative?

  • Process

    34. Tell us about your training and experience in reading large amounts of information and gleaning the main idea?

  • Situational

    35. If you have a 300-page document that's a rush job and you must edit it by the end of the day, how would you approach the task?

  • Situational

    36. How would you handle a freelance writer who handed in subpar work?

  • Situational

    37. Tell me an example of a situation where you had difficulties with a team member.

  • Situational

    38. What was your biggest failure?

  • Situational

    39. Tell me how you handled a difficult situation at your last position?