Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Forrester with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 50 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Forrester overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Forrester as a Research Associate according to 50 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 42%
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 5%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Personality test: 1%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Forrester (Cambridge, MA) in Apr 2012
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I found the hiring process to be fairly exhaustive for an entry-level position - I went through a phone screen with an HR person, then an additional half-hour screening with the hiring manager, then a 2.5-hour in-person interview with members of the hiring team. I was declined for the first position I interviewed for but HR recommended a different position for me, and I went through the whole process all over again - altogether it took 3 months between first interview and my start date.
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The questions were fairly straightforward and common - questions about ideal working environment, most difficult work environment, most difficult boss, etc - the hard part was talking about negative experiences in a positive light.
The process took around 1 month to complete, 2 interviews (1 initial screening and 1 hiring manager interview), followed by 3 behavioral interviews (with 3 different interviewers), and followed by an assignment.
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Behavioral questions like how you communicate effectively.
3 rounds. first round had call with hiring manager. Next I met with manager of team I would be joining. Then I had three other behavioral interviews, and had a technical assessment.
Very informative and friendly, 4 rounds in total with first few round being hr then fellow associates up till the senior team, ending with an assessment test.
Everyone in the team were very helpful with answering questions about the company and hr was very straightforward with the requirements and interview processes.
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Relevant things like why I want to work for this company etc.