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      Product Design Intern Interview

      Apr 12, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      New York, NY

      Other Product Design Intern interview reviews for New York Times

      Product Design Intern Interview

      Jul 10, 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at New York Times (New York, NY) in Mar 2022

      Interview

      The first interview was with a recruiter. I met up with them, and it was a conversation so they could get to know me, they asked me about myself, why I picked the New York Times, if I was comfortable working alone, etc. They also let me know which team was interested in working with me. Then she asked me if I had any questions. A week later, I got an email for a second interview. The second interview was with one senior product designer and one lead product designer. They send you an email beforehand in which they inform you about the structure of the interview (present a project of yours for 10 mins and 20 mins for questions and conversation). I presented a project for around 12 minutes. In the email, they said they'd be asking questions during the presentation, but they stayed silent until the end, when they asked me a couple questions. They seemed pretty satisfied. Then, we moved on to behavioral questions. They explained a bit about the projects they worked on in their team, and then they asked me several questions about teamwork, collaboration, and dealing with conflict. We'd reached the 30 minute mark and were wrapping up, but then one of the designers asked me one last question, which I think he thought of on the spot. Three weeks later, the recruiter who'd originally gotten in touch with me emailed me with an offer.

      Interview questions [7]

      Question 1

      What's your major and graduation year?
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      Question 2

      Why the New York Times?
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      Question 3

      Do you have any projects relevant to the NYT?
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      Question 4

      How comfortable are you working individually?
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      Question 5

      What is your collaboration style?
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      Question 6

      What do you do when collaboration isn't as smooth as you'd like it to be?
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      Question 7

      What part of the product design process is your favorite/you're best at?
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      5
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at New York Times (New York, NY)

      Interview

      initial phone call first round/behaviorial, second round video interview with portfolio review for the second round, both 30 minutes, personally had no referral and cold applied. did not get the offer for the internship at the end.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      asking about my work on my website
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      Product Design Intern Interview

      Sep 2, 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at New York Times

      Interview

      Had a zoom call with the recruiter. It took so long to hear back from the recruiter. I thought questions would be very generic but it turns out behavior interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What makes you stand out compared to other candidates
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      Product Design Intern Interview

      Feb 2, 2024
      Anonymous employee
      New York, NY
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at New York Times (New York, NY) in Jan 2023

      Interview

      Applied online at the end of November. Got consistent email updates on the status of the application process after submitting (closing applications, resume in review, etc.) Got an interview early January which was a casual, recruiter screen via Google Meet. Recruiter screen was to learn about the role & asked about my interest with NYT. After first interview, heard back a week later to schedule the final technical interview with a senior designer. Technical round was a 30-min portfolio review & chat with the designer. Received my offer the same week of my final round just 4 days later.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Q: Why do you think you would be a successful product design intern at the New York Times? Q: Why are you interested in working with the New York Times? Q: How do journalism and design work together?
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