Human Services Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Mathematica 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 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Human Services Analyst roles take an average of 120 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mathematica overall takes an average of 52 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Mathematica as a Human Services Analyst according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Mathematica (Oakland, CA)
Interview
I applied in early February, received an invitation for a phone interview in early March. This was a role they seemed to be recruiting out of Masters programs, so they were surprisingly timely compared to some stories I have heard before on Glassdoor. The phone interview was great - easy questions and interviewer was friendly and easy to talk to. I then was moved to the in-person interview stage. This was an all-day experience 9am - 3pm. I met with several people, all of whom seemed interested in what my personal research interests were and if I understood the objective nature of their research. Come prepared with a lot of questions, they all want to know if you have any questions about their work or the organization. My experience was positive of the entire interview process. However, after this it took them several months to get back to me, and I had to accept another offer because they were taking too long to make final decisions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 ) Talk about a time I coordinated a research study start to finish
2) Do I prefer Qual or Quant and why?
3) why Mathematica and role in particular
4) How I have worked in group setting/navigated them in the past (strengths/weaknesses)
5) How I have worked with providers in the past/ clients
6) An example of translating research into a digestible way (non-academic)
First step - 30 minute phone screen/behavioral interview. Mostly questions about background and included 1-2 very generic behavioral interview questions ("how would you approach..."). Next/final round - 4 hour interview divided into 30-minute segments with different interviewers. That block included a general interview, a case interview, and then several deep dives into soft skills (leadership, communication, etc.). Overall a great experience, never felt like I got any "trick questions" - interviewers were genuinely interested in me and my experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you prepare for a big meeting with a client? How do you manage ambiguity? How do you deal with competing priorities?