Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at CoStar Group with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 49% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 186 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 Research Associate according to 186 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 23%
Drug test: 14%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Group panel interview: 8%
Presentation: 3%
Personality test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 0%
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The process took 6 days. I interviewed at CoStar Group (Washington, DC)
Interview
Pretty straight forward. Started off with a half hour phone interview with a recruiter. Went over my resume, asked for specific examples, asked why I was interested in the job. Was invited for an in person interview at the office. There are three parts to the interview. First is very informal, lasted about half an hour, and was kind of a last minute prep with the recruiter. From there a current employee picks you up and you shadow them for half an hour. There is a quick Excel exercise, and you have to do a mock phone call, but you can just read off the script. From there you are taken to the third part, which is you and two managers. They are big on why you want to start a career in Commercial Real Estate, and why CoStar. Honestly if you knock those two out of the park and do below average on the rest you still might get the job, that's how much they weigh those questions. Overall good experience, everyone was nice and the office was pretty cool too.
I applied online. I interviewed at CoStar Group (Richmond, VA)
Interview
Extremely lengthy. 4 stages over about 2 months. Panel interview that took 6 hours. One panelist did not show and added another interview stage. Due to length, I found a better offer and declined after finally getting to an offer.
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at CoStar Group (London, England)
Interview
The interview was very professional and they really need you to know the role and company inside out they want a background on your experience as well and im not sure what else
Basic interview, that lasted one or two instances. Shadowed researcher and made some calls with the interviewer. The whole process was quick and lasted less than a month, average difficulty overall for the process.