Springer Nature Associated Editor interview questions

First you do an HR interview. 1-2 weeks later you will get an assessment - either make a decision on whether to accept papers in Nature, and give reasons. The other options is to assess recent literature and argue, why Nature missed out on publishing, or why you think something in Nature should be published elsewhere. After passing the assessment, there is usually a 4h interview with the entire team, including a manuscript assessment drill. There are long waiting times between assessments and interviews.

Three rounds of interviews, with HR, team leads and overall lead, plus an assignment to complete before the third interview round. The interviewers asked standard questions and were all very professional and friendly. The assignment was timed and focused on tasks related to the role such as prioritization, email writing and the evaluation of a submission.