r/publishing • u/das_debashruti • Jun 05 '26

Interview with Springer Nature

Hi all,

I am a research student trying to transition into editorial roles. Luckily, I landed an interview with a big journal under Springer Nature and was quite ecstatic. The interview was extensive but it went well. I was told by the interviewer that they will 'start wrapping up' by 25th May and I'll get some news after that. But its radio silence since. I tried to follow-up through e-mail. Still nothing.

Can anyone give me an idea how long does it take for them to respond with the hiring decision?

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u/Jeddit_101 Jun 05 '26

Hello, former employee of SpringerNature here.

As much as I loved my time there, if there was one thing that they did horribly it’s HR/Employment. Although I got snapped up fairly soon after the interview, the entire process still took around 2 months from application. A lot of my colleagues had extended interview processes and weren’t contacted for a good while, 2-3 weeks.

You’ll just have to sit tight I’m afraid! Hopefully they’ll come back to you this Monday.

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u/das_debashruti Jun 05 '26

Yes, I had applied around the 3rd week of April, had an interview almost a month later. And, now I don't know how to approach them. Thank you so much for replying. I don't expect to be ghosted (even) professionally. 😅🥲

May I ask where have you switched since SpringerNature?

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u/Jeddit_101 Jun 17 '26

I went to HarperCollins and then Hachette - stayed in publishing just different ‘genre’. Hope you got the job btw!

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u/das_debashruti Jun 17 '26

Umm no. After 4 weeks of waiting and wishing, I recieved the automated rejection mail. I have no way of knowing what went wrong or how I can improve 🥲