Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Institute for Defense Analyses with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Institute for Defense Analyses overall takes an average of 41 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Institute for Defense Analyses as a Research Assistant according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 21%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 7%
Presentation: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Institute for Defense Analyses in Jun 2015
Interview
Contacted by email about 2 weeks after submitting application. HR coordinated with me to set up half-day interview (ended up being 3-4 weeks later). Contacted by chair prior to in-person interview to hear more about the position over the phone. The company paid for all expenses to come to the interview and to stay overnight in order to be there in the morning. I met about 6 people individually, so there was not as much pressure as you get with a panel interview. Everyone was very friendly and informative about the culture and expectations as well as job duties and opportunities with the company. Received a phone call offer 1 week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why this company?
What experience do you have with data collection?
Take me through a project you worked on [from start to finish].
What do you want to do in the future?
Can you talk about [this theory from writing sample] and how it applies to [discussion item provided]?
I interviewed at Institute for Defense Analyses (Arlington, VA)
Interview
Got a call for an initial screening, and for the actual interview, I had to ask a lot of questions. Never was explicitly asked about my background, so come prepared with good questions.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Institute for Defense Analyses (Arlington, VA) in Jun 2019
Interview
HR phone call, then in-person interview that lasted the whole day. Interviewed with 3 separate upper-management employees for 30 minutes each and then a lunch break followed by a 1 hour technical panel and another 30 minute interview with the department directory
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical panel asked about my research experience and to explain my projects in more detail
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Institute for Defense Analyses (Alexandria, VA) in Feb 2016
Interview
What a waste of time and effort. The process took approximately three months. First contacted by a recruiter for phone interview. Then two weeks later had phone interview with a person in the department. Then a week later a phone interview with a department supervisor. Then requested to submit college transcript and writing sample. A couple weeks later I was invited for a day long series of interviews and had to give a presentation. During my day at IDA Headquarters, I gave my presentation, and met with approximately 15 people, (some in group interviews and some in one on one interviews). At the end of that day I was told that they would get back to me in two weeks. A month later after hearing nothing from IDA, I had a firm offer a with another company. I was eventually able to track down the recruiter only to find out that I did not get the job. The most frustrating part this long and drawn out process, was that I was unable to ever get an approximate salary from IDA for the position. When I asked the recruiter during the initial phone interview and during my day at IDA Headquarters, I was told that salary information was IDA proprietary.