I applied online and got a phone call about a month later. The interview process was not very enjoyable - I felt like I was being tested. My interviewer asked me specific questions about recent reports they've released. My advice to anyone going in for an interview is to spend several hours reading over the latest publications in the department you would be working for. I had no idea that I had to read more than 500 pages to prepare for a phone interview, so I knew about halfway through that I would not be getting a call back. I was willing to accept the low salary because I wanted research experience, but be warned that they pay their junior staff really terribly low salaries.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Critique one of the measurement tools we used in our recent publication.
I interviewed at Social Science Research Council (New York, NY)
Interview
They reached out fairly quickly for the screening interview. I had a screening phone interview and a panel interview in person. Phone was screening interview with two people and the panel was a longer interview with multiple stages.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about yourself and why you're interested in SSRC
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Social Science Research Council in Sep 2021
Interview
Good, long interview. I had a two-hour-long interview with multiple different sections. Was mostly asked about prior experience concerning the region relevant to the position. Overall, standard interview questions were asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What relevant experience do you have for this position?
Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Social Science Research Council with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Social Science Research Council overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Social Science Research Council as a Research Assistant according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 60%
Group panel interview: 40%
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