Scholastic Mock Interview

Practice 30 Scholastic interview questions covering children's publishing, literacy advocacy, and educational mission.

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Walk me through your editing experience. How would you rate your editing skills from 1-10?

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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

Even if your primary role with Scholastic is not officially as an editor, the interviewer will want to see that you have a solid basis when it comes to language, context, tone, grammar, spelling, and more. You will be working for an educational publisher, after all! Emphasize your solid command of the language, and your ability to pay attention to the small details. Discuss the types of editing jobs you have taken on, in the past.

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"I have helped to edit documents large, and small, including whitepapers, web copy, and sales contracts. I am confident in my language, spelling, and grammar skills. It's rare that a mistake will get past me, as I pay strong attention to the small details."

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30Scholastic Interview Questions & Answers

1.Walk me through your editing experience. How would you rate your editing skills from 1-10?

2.In your opinion, what is the difference between marketing and advertising?

3.Where do you believe the magazine industry will be in 5 years? Support your response.

4.Name for me your three favorite books, and why they are your favorite.

5.Who is your favorite author, and why?

6.What do you expect to be the most significant trend in publishing this year?

7.Tell me about your experience collaborating with marketing, sales, editorial, and design teams.

8.In which area are you the strongest: editorial, book sales, or book marketing?

Scholastic Mock Interview

Walk me through your editing experience. How would you rate your editing skills from 1-10?

30Scholastic Interview Questions & Answers

1.Walk me through your editing experience. How would you rate your editing skills from 1-10?

2.In your opinion, what is the difference between marketing and advertising?

3.Where do you believe the magazine industry will be in 5 years? Support your response.

4.Name for me your three favorite books, and why they are your favorite.

5.Who is your favorite author, and why?

6.What do you expect to be the most significant trend in publishing this year?

7.Tell me about your experience collaborating with marketing, sales, editorial, and design teams.

8.In which area are you the strongest: editorial, book sales, or book marketing?

9.If Scholastic hired you today, what would you accomplish first?

10.What has been the best short-form content project you have worked on this year?

11.Describe to me the types of digital media you are most experienced with.

12.What drew you to our publication?

13.How would you increase magazine subscriptions and physical book orders in an online-centric world?

14.What are the benefits for an author to publish with Scholastic versus self-publishing?

15. How do you transition between the creative and analytical sides of publishing?

16.What is the difference between a publisher's frontlist and backlist?

17.With which publishing categories are you most familiar? How will this knowledge help you in this position with Scholastic?

18.If you could pitch me one idea for a book, article, or editorial, what would it be?

19.What is the key to success for a publisher in this digital era?

20.The publishing industry has many tight deadlines. How do you manage your time, ensuring that your deadlines are met?

21.What is the most significant achievement you have on the horizon?

22.When have you been asked to perform a function or complete a task in which you had little or no experience in doing?

23.Tell me about a time that you failed. How did you get back up again?

24.Where do you see your career one year from now?

25.What are your strengths?

26.When entering a new job, describe how you build relationships with your new coworkers and supervisors.

27.What type of work environment allows you to be the most productive?

28.How has your current job changed over the years?

29.How do you like to encourage ideas in others?

30.Is compensation the most important factor for you when taking a new job?