Research Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Mathematica with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Analyst roles take an average of 84 days to get hired, when considering 18 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 Analyst according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 22%
Skills test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Background check: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Mathematica (Oakland, CA) in Mar 2020
Interview
The interview process was straightforward. There was an initial phone interview (~45 min) with an HR manager and one of the senior researchers. Then I heard back within a week that I got a second interview, this time in-person. It did take a while to schedule the second interview because it required meeting with 10-11 different people in groups of 1-2 over 5 hours, so I understand that is a lot to coordinate. Once I got to the in-person interview though, it went incredibly smoothly even with multiple different video conferences. Everyone in the organization that I spoke with seemed passionate, driven, and spoke highly of the work culture. The biggest downside to the interview here was the time that it took from sending in an application to when I got notice of a first interview (2.5 months) as well as the month that it took to schedule the second interview - however, this seems fairly standard for large organizations like this one. My advice is if you want to work here, leave *several* months' time to go through the interview process!
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Mathematica
Interview
Easy + informative, appreciated the communication and it was interesting to hear more about the work they do. interesting work, but ultimately not the right research fit for me-- which is the only reason I declined this offer
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Mathematica
Interview
First interview with HR over the phone,
Second Interview with supervisor over Zoom,
Then Written Exercise,
Lastly, a Panel Interview with several people from the team which lasted long hours.
Several month since I submitted my application. Overall the process went well and the company was transparent enough.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Mathematica in Apr 2022
Interview
First step is an HR phone screening followed by a 30-45 minute call with a Senior Researcher. The last step is a video chat with several senior members as well as somebody with the same position. Everyone was super friendly and the interviews felt very straightforward. They were interested in what I had done and I felt myself almost relaxed by the end of the interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose this topic for your research paper?