Researcher 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 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Researcher roles take an average of 87 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 Researcher according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 23%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 8%
Other: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Mathematica in Feb 2015
Interview
I applied online, was contacted for an interview and then for an all day interview at their office. Everyone was very nice, no hard or tricky questions, it was an honest attempt to learn more from both sides. Sleep well and be ready for a long day. If you know who you will be meeting, try to research about the projects they are working on and what their interests are.
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Why Mathematica? What are your long-term professional goals? Do you have previous experience in...? etc. I found the interview questions described in this website very useful. I would only emphasize how important it is to prepare relevant questions for them (prepare at least 10 so that you don't have to improvise on the spot, everyone wants you to ask questions, you will learn a lot from them). Also, try to be familiar with a few of their most important projects.
Interviews involved a mix of one-on-one short meetings with researchers and senior researchers and a technical interview, which was a deep dive on a journal article or report. Should be able to handle detailed questions on your work in the technical interview.
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Question 1
What are the threats to validity in this research design?
Interesting people asked lots of good questions. Gave presentation and met with diverse staff. Overall positive experience and would recommend applying here. Interview process required one day in person after phone interviews
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Statistical training background and familiarity with methods
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Mathematica
Interview
I had a virtual fly-out (likely due to COVID-19 restrictions; pre-pandemic reviews talk about actually being flown out). I met with ~15 people – employees at various levels of seniority in the division for which your profile is a match – over the course of 6ish hours with a couple of breaks in between.
Interviewers were all incredibly smart, kind, and generous with their attention; never failed to budget time for my own questions; and communicated, through just their ways of being, a culture of respect and high standards.
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Question 1
Providing interview specifics won't really help here, since at this level, the interviews tend to be (mutual) investigations into how much of a fit your expertise, skills, and disposition are for their current and future projects.