Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Forrester 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 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Forrester overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Forrester as a Research Associate according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online through a job website and received a phone call from a recruiter. She told me the nonnegotiable salary at the end of our first call. I was interviewed by about 5 people, 3 of which were by videoconferencing from the Boston office. Though the San Francisco office is very nice, I think it's true that the Boston office is more in the limelight and a lot of communications occur not in person. Though the salary seemed too low, the job itself sounded good for someone very interested in doing a lot of assistant-type tasks in data searching, organization, and communication and coordination between individuals on the team.
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Question 1
Give a 5 minute presentation on the topic of your choice.
The interview process was very well organized and executed. There was a phone screening with HR, then a phone interview with 2-3 analysts, and then an in-person interview the 3-4 members of the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were to get rid of one state in the US, which would it be and why?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Forrester (Cambridge, MA) in Apr 2012
Interview
I found the hiring process to be fairly exhaustive for an entry-level position - I went through a phone screen with an HR person, then an additional half-hour screening with the hiring manager, then a 2.5-hour in-person interview with members of the hiring team. I was declined for the first position I interviewed for but HR recommended a different position for me, and I went through the whole process all over again - altogether it took 3 months between first interview and my start date.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were fairly straightforward and common - questions about ideal working environment, most difficult work environment, most difficult boss, etc - the hard part was talking about negative experiences in a positive light.