I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Aurora Energy Research (Austin, TX) in Nov 2024
Interview
3 rounds of interview in total. The first and second interviews were primarily focused on solving analytical case prompts. The third interview involved analyzing data from power markets, preparing, and presenting a report based on it. The interviewers were generally nice overall.
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Question 1
The 1st asked me to calculate the number of windows on a cruise ship. The 2nd was about the number of EVs in Texas in 5 years.
I interviewed at Aurora Energy Research (Austin, TX)
Interview
2 interviews, work assessment, then a 3rd interview. First interview was half an hour, while the others were a full hour. First two involved exercises/challenges intereviewees were meant to work through in front of the interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Work assessment involved reviewing several spreadsheets of data regarding generation sources over the course of the year and identifying and commenting on notable trends or incidents.
I applied online. I interviewed at Aurora Energy Research (Austin, TX) in Mar 2024
Interview
Both interview rounds followed a similar format, and I would guess that all interviewers are given a rough script to follow.
Preliminary interview consisted of behavioral questions and a "case study" asking to estimate number of chicken wings consumed on superbowl sunday.
Second round was with senior leader. Early questions gave the impression that interviewer had not read my resume or cover letter before the interview. The interview consisted of questions about details skimmed from my resume and cover letter, with one behavioral question about giving feedback to junior employees. Case study involved estimating number of maternity beds in California.
Quick turnaround with very warmly worded boilerplate rejection email. No specific feedback was provided, unfortunately.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you estimate the number of maternity beds in California?
Senior Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Aurora Energy Research with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Associate roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Aurora Energy Research overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Aurora Energy Research as a Senior Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 25%
Presentation: 25%
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