The recently strengthened economy has led to movement on a desk that had seen little in the past several years. Many have been on the desk more than 10 years. The result is terrible stre ss throughout the newsroom. And it's not uncommon for a copy editor to be on a call when a reporter stands up and yells some profanity that the person on the other end of the phone hears clearly. A decent score on a copy-editing test is required before tryouts are scheduled.
Tryouts are standard.
The usual tryout period is two or three days. Two to three days is common. Sometimes the bosses are extremely rude and leave candidates waiting for great lengths of time. Atex and database training are standard. The newsroom long ago did away with any kind of training budget.