Editorial Assistant practice interview
Proofreading copy, checking facts, tracking submissions and supporting an orderly publishing schedule. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Junior
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
An editorial assistant helps move written work from submission to publication. The panel is looking for careful proofreading, sound fact checking, reliable organisation and tact when communicating changes to writers and editors.
How to prepare
- Practise marking up a short article for grammar, structure, consistency and unsupported claims.
- Review how you verify names, quotations, dates and links using reliable sources.
- Prepare an example of managing several small deadlines without losing track of details.
- Read recent work from the type of publication and notice its tone, headings and house style.
- Think through how you would explain a necessary correction to a protective writer.
Common mistakes
- Correcting grammar while overlooking a doubtful fact or missing source.
- Rewriting an author's voice when a lighter edit would solve the problem.
- Claiming attention to detail without giving a clear example.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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