Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Cato Institute with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 88% positive. To compare, the company-average is 84.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 43 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cato Institute overall takes an average of 42 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cato Institute as a Intern according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 17%
Skills test: 11%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Drug test: 6%
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One interview with questions based on details filled during application. Interviewed with two people. They were nice. They also asked about the books I have read and my worldview. It was short and brief. I got the offer few days after the interview.
Recruiters are chill. You will meet with the director of student program as well as the directors in the departments you applied to. Student program director will ask general questions where as the departmental directors will ask more academic and policy-focused questions.
Mostly behavioral but did also ask some policy-related questions. For policy it was mainly about libertarianism and also some of the questions that were on the written application before the finalist round.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cato Institute in Sep 2024
Interview
Great interview. Talked mostly about the books on the application about my policy. Included a technical portion for the General Economics role, but it depends on who the research assistant you will be working with is and if they care about your quantitative background.