Affinnova Associate Analyst Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details 1 step - Phone screening - I had a couple of behavioral questions and almost immediate invitation for the second round.
2 step - in person interview - 4 h interview (1h knowledge assessment -IQ test and 3h with 3 different hiring managers)
3 step -a phone call from an HR 5 days later saying that I didn't get the job because they decided to go with other more experienced candidates.

Interview Details I was warmly welcomed by a HR person who guided me to the IQ test taking room. The IQ tesr asked general mathematical and language questions, nothing too tricky. I then met with a Associate Analyst Manager and thought our conversation went well. The questions were mostly behavioral with the inclusion of two somewhat simple market research questions. Then I met with the HR hiring director, who was nice but a little unprofessional.

Interview Details I submitted a resume online on a school careerboard and received a reply the next day with them wanting to schedule a phone interview.

What struck me as odd (and made me think they already had their candidates selected) was that the interviewer wanted to keep it brief because that was "the way she did these things." The interview was fairly straight forward and only focused on shallow vague questions like "describe yourself, what is you weakness, explain this on your resume..." When I asked about business process she went on for 15 minutes describing what the research department does, which was interesting but I got the vibe that my analytic talents would be wasted there (considering the lack of prerequisite technical skills on job posting, I bet this is a job someone who has never taken precalc could do.) I had a few more questions and then the interviewer said that she had to go and abruptly cut me off.

Though I am not really surprised. I really didn't expect much from market research/analytics firms after interviewing with some lead statisticians at a supposedly cutting edge firm who said that they only really do summary statistics.

Interview Details After a phone screen, I was brought in, took a iq-like test, then met with several people mostly from the research team that I had applied to join. Nice people and casual atmosphere, you can tell by the questions they asked that they we're trying to see if you we're ready to be worked hard, and after reading the reviews here, I can see why. No curve ball / trickery in my opinion, just a straight forward interview.

Odd note: I was in the restroom during a break and someone (looked like a recent grad) saw I was interviewing and asked what position it was for. After I told, it was suggested that I "save myself the trouble" - that kind of put me off for the rest of the interview but maybe I did "save myself the trouble".

Interview Details I applied for the Associate Analyst position on my university's career center website in January. About a week later, I was contacted by a member of HR and asked to come in for a three-hour interview that would consist of a one-hour skills test and two 1-to-1 interviews. The test consisted of logic and simple math questions, and I found most of it to be fairly easy. That day, I also met with two younger members of the company who were very nice and informative. It seemed like they really loved working at Affinnova, and the only negative thing I heard about was long hours.

Two days after my first interview, I received an email from HR inviting for a second interview the next week. This time, there was no test, just two interviews with senior managers. Again, I felt these interviews went well and I had an overall good feeling about my chances. As I was leaving, the HR person said I should hear by the end of the week (it was a Wednesday).

I didn't hear anything that week, and the next Monday I sent an email asking about the status of my application. Got a response saying that they had decided to extend the interview process and that they would get back to me in mid-March. A little annoying, but okay. Then things start to get busy with work and school, and I'm not thinking too much about Affinnova. Suddenly, it's the end of March and I still haven't heard anything. I email HR again and they tell me they decided to move ahead with other candidates. I can't say I wasn't disappointed.

Interview Details Phone Interview followed by a 1 on 1. There was a skills test that consisted of some logic questions and word-puzzles. Then two interviews. Overall normal-style questions. No trick questions. The people were very friendly and the place seems to have a great atmosphere.