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      Research Associate Interview

      Feb 8, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Washington, DC
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Mathematica (Washington, DC) in Jan 2019

      Interview

      I was contacted over email the day after I submitted my online application to schedule a phone interview. The phone interview is very casual/stress-free and involves gauging your fit for the job (in terms of interests and experience) and telling you more about the position. After the phone interview, there’s an on-site interview that lasts about 4 hours. I had the opportunity to meet with folks across various levels in the unit I applied for in Washington, D.C. In total, the on-site interview day consisted of three two-person interviews, lunch with two associates, and a one-on-one interview with an HR manager. The entire process was incredibly stress-free and very enjoyable! Everyone I met with was friendly and there were no “gotcha”/trick questions at any point. About a week after the on-site interview, I was contacted over phone to go over the interview outcome. This was the best interview experience I’ve ever had to date. I really enjoyed getting to meet a great group of people while learning more about the company culture/values and ongoing projects. The on-site interview is nothing to stress over and it’s really a great opportunity to determine fit. Just make sure to come prepared with good questions and be ready to meet with a lot of different people.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Why Mathematica?
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      Question 2

      What do you like the most/least about the research process?
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      1

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      Dec 23, 2024
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      Research Associate Interview

      Sep 11, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
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      I interviewed at Mathematica

      Interview

      Very straightforward and a very deep dive into your research experiences, including methodology, results, programs used and presentation processes. Overall, very loaded Interview but still straightforward. Interviewers also explain the job and examples of projects really well.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Talk about your research experience
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      Research Associate Interview

      Oct 12, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Washington, DC
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Mathematica (Washington, DC)

      Interview

      You'll do 4-5 interviews in total. Be prepared to talk about recent publications and research from the company that interests you. Interviewers will be very impressed and recognize that you're genuinely interested in the position.

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      Mathematica interviews FAQs

      • Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Mathematica with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 90% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 21 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mathematica overall takes an average of 52 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Mathematica as a Research Associate according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  36%

        Group panel interview:  34%

        One on one interview:  23%

        Skills test:  2%

        Other:  2%

        Presentation:  2%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Researcher(41) ;
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        3. Senior Researcher(25) ;
        4. Research Analyst(23) ;
        5. Advisory Services Analyst(19) ;
        6. Research Associate(17) ;
        7. Field Interviewer(15) ;
        8. Project Assistant(12) ;
        9. Principal Researcher(9) ;
        10. Project Manager(9) ;
        11. Program Associate(8) ;
        12. Research Assistant(8) ;
        13. Survey Researcher(8) ;
        14. Project Associate(7) ;
        15. Software Engineer(6) .


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