I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Urban Institute (Washington, DC) in Jan 2024
Interview
It was a somewhat long interview process (which is seemingly the standard these days) - a phone screening, one round with the hiring manager, a second with a panel, and then a writing exercise. I got through all of these stages over the course of three to four months and never heard back with a final decision. It was odd being left completely in the dark after getting through all those rounds. I unfortunately also never received feedback on the writing exercise which was submitted at the same time as the final panel interview. When I checked in with HR for an update I was told to hang tight and that a selection had not yet been made… I never heard back after that. I was really hoping to secure the role since the org does meaningful work. The worst part was not being told anything after all that effort and prep. C’est la vie.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of behavioral questions. Having the STAR method down helped with having real examples ready.
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Urban Institute in Feb 2024
Interview
I had three rounds of interviews and a written assignment. The first interview was with the hr rep, second with the hiring manager, and third with a panel of peers. After submitting my assignment, I didn’t hear from the team for two weeks. I reached out asking for an update, and they said they hadn’t made a decision, but would follow up in a week or so. It’s now nearly three months later and I still never got a formal rejection. After the hours I spent interviewing and working on the assignment, I feel my time was very much disrespected without the courtesy of a decision update.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For the writing assignment, the team provided fake project timelines, project briefs, and interpersonal scenarios. The candidate was asked to react to different prompts, drafting emails and slack messages detailing how they would handle scenarios (related to staying on schedule and on budget).