I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Center for Talent Innovation (New York, NY) in June 2020
Interview
It was four parts. First was a screening with a recruiter. Second was a matching of skills with mid-level employee. Third was a stats test. Fourth was a presentation with senior leadership. It was about three weeks and long, but not too difficult. I didn't hear back from them after completing these four parts even with a few followups, but mission seems cool and company was full of nice people.
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Question 1
First step was pretty standard with a recruiter. Second was a matching of my skills and qualifications (nothing crazy).
Third was a stats exam: in this exam, I was given one of their datasets that matched up to an article they published, and asked to reverse engineer some of their findings in the paper (they would leave parts blank in the paper and I'd have to work with the data in Excel/SPSS). That first dataset was based on this paper they've published: Pipelines and Progression: The Development and Advancement of Women in Science and Technology. The second dataset was provided, and was more to use in Excel with light manipulation (creating an attribute from a column, insights from qualitative responses, etc.). They give three hours: it took me 2ish to complete and a half hour to check my work.
The last part was a bit more in-depth. I was given a week to prepare, and I basically had to present a project plan using their flagship study in a different setting. They've published a white paper called Being Black in Corporate America for a few years, and they wanted to hear the considerations for creating a similar study in Britain. They sent the following email as a prompt:
The plan should be for a study that commences on October 1, 2021, and culminates with a report and launch event on June 1, 2021.
Resources at your disposal for the plan will include:
A project team of a data associate (who can conduct quantitative and qualitative research and analysis), a writer (who can also conduct qualitative research), and a project manager (who and also conduct qualitative research); you will also be working with two research leads who can provide guidance and feedback on the plan, the finding, and the manuscript.
Three external advisors (one academic, one executive, and one head of a D&I consulting firm) who will review findings and share feedback
Five sponsor companies with London-based points of contact, who will also expect to see early findings and host focus groups as part of the qualitative research gathering
In addition to laying out workstreams and a rough timeline, the plan should answer the following questions:
What should the methodology and sequence of data-gathering and analysis be?
How can you ensure that the report accurately portrays the experience of the black professional in the UK?
How should responsibilities be divvied up among the team members?
At what point in the research process should project leads be engaged? External stakeholders?
How can you ensure that the final manuscript is accurate?
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Center for Talent Innovation (New York, NY) in May 2015
Interview
One phone call interview followed by two in-person interviews. Spoke with 3 members on the research team. It was generally a pleasant experience . Not sure how this compares to other research intern positions
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Center for Talent Innovation in Mar 2016
Interview
Spoke with the recruiter (who was 10 minutes late) for 1/2 hour. She was nice but didn't seem all to interested in telling me about the role. I waited two weeks and she came back that they went with another candidate. Wish they came back sooner.
