Started with a next day Zoom call immediately following my application being submitted. I first spoke with the DM, then someone currently in the role. After that, I had a second interview with the DM, and a third in person with the DM and RM. After that, there would have been two more interviews, so 5 total. I had to complete an unpaid project, which is essentially market research and data analytics. This was broken into two parts, first part being due before I was asked to interview in person, second part due prior to interview. This project took me between 10-15 hours, though I really wanted this job so I went very in-depth. Project feedback was extremely positive, they were very impressed with my attention to detail, higher education and sales experience, etc. After my in person interview, I was ghosted for 2 weeks, which is when I reached out for feedback. They had simply “forgotten” to get back to me, but essentially I was not selected for the role. My feedback was that I was ‘early on in my career’ (4 years higher Ed sales and 2 years tech sales, with the application asking for 1 year of either) and that was that. There was quite a bit of coded language regarding my age, which ultimately is what I think cost me the job. All in all, I easily invested 20+ hours of time into this process for nothing. Another review said that it seems like they use this process for free market research, which I’m starting to believe is true.

You complete a few initial interviews, then move on to a campus project designed to give you a sense of a day in the life of a McGraw Hill representative. You then present your findings in a presentation.