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Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Texts are published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, more than 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that’s accessible to everyone, aligned to standards, and attached to activities and reporting that provide visibility into what students are learning and how teachers are leveraging the content in instruction. With more than 15,000 texts and 10 new texts published daily across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any topic they choose. read more

This company is accepting feedback from verified employees EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 108

TOTAL RATINGS: 3099

CEO: Pep Carrera

Newsela Interviews

Learn more about the overall interview process at Newsela from current employees. The majority of Newsela employees think the interviews are average and rate their experience a B or 76/100. The average employee completed 4 interviews and received a response within a week.

In general, based on 3099 ratings and 108 employees, Newsela has an overall culture score of A+ or 88/100. Newsela is ranked in the Top 5% of similar sized companies on Comparably. The Sales department, the Marketing department, and the Engineering department are the most satisfied with their experience at Newsela. However, employees of other ethnicities, the Customer Success department, and the Business Development department are the least satisfied.

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How would you rate the interview process at your company?

Answer	Percent
Applied online	29%
Referral	14%
Recruiter	57%
Other	0%
Networking	0%

How did you get your first interview at your current company?

Answer	Percent
Very Difficult	5%
Difficult	45%
Average	45%
Easy	5%
Very Easy	0%

How difficult would you rate the interview process at your current company?

Answer	Percent
Yes	83%
No	17%

Did your interview process give you a good representation of the culture at your company?

Answer	Percent
Same day	33%
Within a week	50%
1-2 Weeks	17%
2-4 Weeks	0%
4+ Weeks	0%

How long did you have to wait before you heard a response after your last interview?

Answer	Percent
1	0%
2	40%
3	0%
4	40%
5 or more	20%

How many phone/in person interviews did you have before you were hired at your current company?

Who Ranks Newsela's Interview Process the Highest?

Department - Sales 79/100

Experience - 1 to 3 Years 76/100

Gender - Female 75/100

Who Ranks Newsela's Interview Process the Lowest?

Department - Engineering 49/100

Experience - 3 to 6 Years 65/100

Gender - Male 67/100

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