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The unqualified insider hire: What the 60 Minutes meltdown teaches you about how hiring really works
By Jim Stroud
In May 2026, Bari Weiss, the editor-in-chief of CBS News, who was hired in late 2025 with no television news experience herself, appointed Nick Bilton as the new executive producer of 60 Minutes. Bilton is a tech …
A phone screen is short (usually 20 to 30 minutes) but it carries real weight. Recruiters use it to decide who moves forward and who gets quietly filtered out. For internship and entry-level candidates, this call is often your first …
