I don't remember a particularly difficult question. Most were standard for the field (explain a situation where you handled multiple projects on different deadlines, explain how you communicate with authors - especially potentially difficult authors, and explain your experiences dealing with different aspects of the job).
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What's your familiarity with real estate?
What was your biggest challenge at work and how did you overcome it?
What do you know about Cengage?
What motivates you? What can you bring to the role in terms of skills?
Do you feel comfortable communicating with a wide range of people (colleages, external experts) via e-mail, the phone and/or face-to-face?
What challenges do you think you might come across in this role?
What do you know about Nature Research?
How do you think academic publishing differs to fiction publishing?
You are in contact with an author who is complaining that they have been waiting to hear back on their submission for 6 months....what action do you take?
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