New York Public Library interview questions
Updated May 26, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 9%In PersonIn Person
- 5%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 3%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 1%RecruiterRecruiter
Interview search
151 interviews
New York Public Library interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at New York Public Library as 60.8% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.61 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Technology Coordinator and Teacher rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Collections Specialist and Assistant roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at New York Public Library takes an average of 33 days when considering 150 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Library Technical Assistant had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Human Resources Page roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 150 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at New York Public Library according to 150 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Group panel interview: 18%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 11%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 4%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 0%
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- Collections Processing Assistant II(5) ;
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- Library Technical Assistant(4) .
