Research Analyst I applicants have rated the interview process at Mathematica with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Analyst I roles take an average of 84 days to get hired, when considering 18 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 Research Analyst I according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 22%
Presentation: 6%
Skills test: 6%
Background check: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Mathematica
No offer
Positive experience
Easy interview
Application
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Mathematica (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2015
Interview
I had a phone interview with two researchers. They were friendly and asked easy questions, and explained a lot about the structure and functioning of Mathematica. They said I would hear back in 1-2 weeks about an in person interview (it's been 1 week and I'm still waiting). The woman from HR who set up the interview sent me quite a lot of information about what sort of questions to anticipate, and nothing they ended up asking me was unexpected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in Mathematica/this role? Tell us about what you did at your last job. Tell us about your research experience in graduate school. Quantitative/qualitative research skills?
Easy + informative, appreciated the communication and it was interesting to hear more about the work they do. interesting work, but ultimately not the right research fit for me-- which is the only reason I declined this offer
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Mathematica
Interview
First interview with HR over the phone,
Second Interview with supervisor over Zoom,
Then Written Exercise,
Lastly, a Panel Interview with several people from the team which lasted long hours.
Several month since I submitted my application. Overall the process went well and the company was transparent enough.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Mathematica in Apr 2022
Interview
First step is an HR phone screening followed by a 30-45 minute call with a Senior Researcher. The last step is a video chat with several senior members as well as somebody with the same position. Everyone was super friendly and the interviews felt very straightforward. They were interested in what I had done and I felt myself almost relaxed by the end of the interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose this topic for your research paper?