I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ipsos (London, England) in Jun 2015
Interview
I applied through a recruitment agency and was invited for an interview with two research managers. Semi-formal interview with plenty of questions around my current job and projects I have worked on. Both interviewers were really friendly and I enjoyed the experience.
I was then invited back for a second interview (told the same day) which involved analysing material given to me a few days beforehand and putting together a powerpoint to present to two associate directors, followed by another semi-formal interview with similar questions to before. Again, very friendly interviewers and I enjoyed the experience.
All about storytelling using data. Two individual tasks and a group task, all based on the same dataset - the key was to pick out interesting trends around a topical subject (GenAI driven advertising).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain one time you have used data to change someone's mind about something.
Two stage interview. Technical and general. 3 weeks in-between. A generally good experience. A general proceeds the technical. Presentation with a team. After which you wait for a response. Okay
There were an online assessment for an hour and 1 round of interview. For fresh grad, they were asking more of education and intern background. No case answering during interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me more about… (regarding my experience in resume)
Research Executive applicants have rated the interview process at Ipsos with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Executive roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 44 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ipsos overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ipsos as a Research Executive according to 44 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Presentation: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Phone interview: 10%
Personality test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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