HR phone call, in person assessment with a group task and presentation to the members of the team, as well as a 1 to 1 interview. Everything is pre-given so you know what you're walking in to - and they were really nice
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Accepted offer
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ipsos (London, England) in Jun 2018
Interview
Started with some questions to answer, then a video interview. This was not very professional, carried out by an external recruiter and she was more interested in not having her washing on show in the background that focusing. Also had lots of disturbances throughout the interview by her children.... Next stage were some online test to complete - all pretty simple and easy. Finally the assessment centre. The day was highly interesting with the oppertunity to meet the head of division. It involved an interview with presentation in it, a written test to spot errors and right up recomendations from a stats document, and finally a group task. overall a throughly enjoyable day. Only feedback i would give would be to take us on a tour of the offices to let us see where we would be working.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Create a presentation on one of their topics - lots of questions on why you picked the topic, what the findings mean etc.
I applied online. I interviewed at Ipsos (London, England)
Interview
First step was a few application questions related to the projects I would carry out, then an online test, then a first virtual interview. At the end of the interview, the interviewer said I'd done incredibly well and to keep a date a week later free for the Assessment Centre. That evening, Ipsos emailed me confirming I was on the shortlist for the Assessment Centre and they just needed to show the hiring team the shortlist before confirming my attendance but I will hear back in 24hours. A week passed and Ipsos completely ghosted me after asking me to keep the Assessment Centre date free, leading to me changing my travel plans. I sent multiple follow up emails and LinkedIn messages to understand what was happening but I never heard back. Extremely poor form from the recruitment team. I don't care about being rejected following an interview, but don't fill me with false hope then leave me hanging.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Ipsos (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Feb 2025
Interview
The team were very clear about what was needed in email correspondence and added helpful pointers to succeed in the interview. It was done online after two previous stages (application and personality tests). Typical interview questions about why you're interested in the role, what your skills are etc.
Difficult to remember if I was directly asked about a time I demonstrated a specific skill. It may be the case that you need to incorporate STAR answers more consciously.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one thing that we wouldn't know about you based on your CV?