Is it hard to get hired as a Research Scientist at Thomson Reuters?

Research Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Thomson Reuters with 2.5 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 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Research Scientist at Thomson Reuters?

Candidates applying for Research Scientist roles take an average of 150 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Thomson Reuters overall takes an average of 24 days.

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Dec 5, 2017

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Thomson Reuters (London, England) in Jun 2017

Interview

HR phone screen + research phone screen + data/programming exercise + on-site interview The technical phone addressed a variety of topics on machine learning, linux coding and natural language processing. Many short questions, none of them necessarily very hard. In general the policy seems to make the candidate feel welcome.

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E.g. a general question on semi-supervised learning. What it is and how to use it.

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Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback. We're glad that you have decided to join Thomson Reuters!

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Feb 17, 2026

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Thomson Reuters (Toronto, ON) in Mar 2025

Interview

I had one technical assignment, and then I had a technical interview in which I discussed that assignment and answered questions about machine learning and NLP. The interview took about 30 minutes.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What is the difference between NLP and NLU? What is GNN?

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Research Scientist Interview

Oct 3, 2022

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Negative experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Thomson Reuters (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2021

Interview

5 rounds structured interview process. Including 1. Hackerrank online test. 2. HR phone interview (common HR questions). 3. HM interview (ask your experience; they introduce the position and task). 4. Bring home data challenge. 5. Superday with 4 rounds.

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Question 1

Introduce previous experience on resume, why fit the position etc.

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Research Scientist Interview

Sep 13, 2018

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Thomson Reuters in Sep 2018

Interview

I applied through their website and they replied back asking to schedule an HR interview. The interview was 15 minutes long. They asked basic questions like why do you want to work with us and what are the strengths you can bring to this position?

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Why do you want to work at Thomson Reuters?

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Question 2

What are your strengths that you can bring to this position?

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