Research Programmer I applicants have rated the interview process at RAND with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Programmer I roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at RAND overall takes an average of 50 days.
Common stages of the interview process at RAND as a Research Programmer I according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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Two phone interviews, they asked about my experience working with data in a research setting.
One programming quiz, not timed.
One video interview.
Two days of interviews- 5 total with researchers and HR. Try to be familiar with the work of the researchers you're interviewing with, but nobody expects you to know everything about their work :)
The whole process took about a month, and everyone was really friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you get stuck on a programming task, how would you proceed?
Went well. interviewed with managers first, then researchers. There was a programming assignment. Whole process was online and over the phone. Be prepared to answer specific questions about your programming experience and ask about interviewers' research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever had to ask for help from a colleague on a programming question?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at RAND in Mar 2023
Interview
Spoke with the manager of the position and was then required to complete a programming assignment within 48 hours. Completed the assignment within 24 hours and was told I would be contacted shortly but wasn't. I had to reach out to them to find out I wasn't selected. They didn't give feedback on the assignment I spent all night completing. They can easily disregard the applicant when they find they no longer want them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please complete the following programming challenge. We aren't looking for exact programming syntax so you can write however you want (SAS, R, Python, etc)