Statistician applicants have rated the interview process at RAND with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Statistician roles take an average of 120 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at RAND overall takes an average of 50 days.
Common stages of the interview process at RAND as a Statistician according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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2 weeks after online application, I had a 45~60 min phone interview with three statisticians. At first, they explained me first about how the phone interview will go on and then introduced themselves. Then, they asked me questions on my goal, research, willingness to do multidisciplinary projects, and so on. Lastly, I had chances to ask about things. It was my very first interview and so I pretty messed it up.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you explain one of your theoretical paper to general audience?
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at RAND (New York, NY) in Apr 2016
Interview
I had two phone interviews - one with the associate director of research programming and one with the director. Each lasted half an hour. First they asked me questions about my experience with data analysis and then I was given the opportunity to answer questions. The first interview was very rapid fire and I was required to stay on my toes and not be flustered. The second interview also kept me on my toes but was more challenging - even after every question I asked the interviewer to find out about the company, the director would end with a "We're looking for a person that works very efficiently - does this sound like the right type of environment for you?". It seemed as if they were waiting for me to falter and say no. They turned me down because they wanted someone with more experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Describe your statistical analysis experience.
2. Would you be a good team player?
3. RAND is a fast paced environment in which acquisition of new skills constantly is a must. Would you be a good candidate to work in this type of an environment.
They also asked for a sample of SAS code that I had created.