Associate Research Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at CoStar Group with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 27% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Research Consultant roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CoStar Group overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at CoStar Group as a Associate Research Consultant according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 39%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at CoStar Group (Richmond, VA) in Dec 2025
Interview
I was initially referred for a multi-family role by a current employee. I was contacted and connected with two separate recruiters who did not communicate with each other, and scheduled an initial phone call which the CoStar team did not appear for. Totally understandable; after rescheduling for another time through both team members, I was able to meet with a final recruiter a few day later....however, I was eventually called 5 minutes after our established timeframe, offered minimal information on the change between roles, had less than half my questions answered, and had the team member end the call with 5 minutes to spare.
While I understand this is not a standard interview process, it was EXTREMELY unprofessional, disorganized, and off-putting for a "proven industry leader".
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe when you graduated from college and your professional work experience?
I found the process very smooth and well-organized. The communication from the team was excellent at every step, and the interview questions were highly relevant to the role. It gave me a great insight into the company culture.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at CoStar Group (Richmond, VA)
Interview
Lack of communication and unreasonable. Made it to the third interview and they ghosted me until i had to reach out several times for them to tell me i didn’t get the role.
Talked about the role for 30 minutes on a teams meeting, and asked if I had any questions after. First "interview" really isn't an interview at all, it's more informational so I wonder what the criteria is to move forward, probably the questions you ask.