The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cornerstone Research in Oct 2011
Interview
I had 30 min with one researcher and another 30 min with other researcher.
The process of the interview were the same. They asked general resume questions for 15 mins. And then, it was case study for 15 mins. Then, Q&A section.
The case was about antitrust/morphology/pattern violation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the future, would you consider about MBA or PhD? and why
The process began with an email notification asking graduates to schedule their interviews on a given week; the case studies consisted of two half hour technical economic case studies with a junior, then senior, level analyst, accompanied with behavioral questions. For the case studies, the first was easy, the second was quite difficult.
I interviewed at Cornerstone Research (Boston, MA)
Interview
very smoothly planned and the timeline from applying to final round was around two weeks so pretty fast. first round was a lot easier than final round, but that can also just be attributed to the difference in interview duration.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why cornerstone/why econ consulting. specific experiences from resume
I interviewed at Cornerstone Research (Washington, DC)
Interview
The first round will be two back-to-back 30-minute interviews with analyst/associate (usually juniors who joined the company 2-3 years ago). 5 min behavioral + 20 min case + Q&A. Got asked some pretty technical econometrics questions.
Cornerstone Research interviews FAQs
Research Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Cornerstone Research with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Analyst roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 35 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cornerstone Research overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cornerstone Research as a Research Analyst according to 35 Glassdoor interviews include:
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Phone interview: 20%
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