As working for S&S is part of the federal NAF system, you had to apply online and get through the wickets of the federal hiring HR. Once through that, you were contacted and given a specific topic to write an article about. This was to demonstrate that you could write about the kind of subject matter they desired, and do so in a voice that reflected their media's voice. Once they reviewed those, they requested an in-person interview, with a panel. From there you'd discuss what both sides were hoping to get out of the position. And, you were given another on-the-spot writing text.