I applied online. I interviewed at GiveWell in May 2026
Interview
Everything went very quickly. First I did a shorter timed test checking my understanding of a research article, then I had two weeks to complete a more complicated test requiring analysis of my own. The second test was compensated. I was rejected a week after submitting the second test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would you recommend this intervention in another context? Why/why not?
The process began with an online application and résumé submission, followed by a compensated spreadsheet-vetting work trial focused on checking a model for accuracy, formula errors, source support, and reasoning transparency. After submitting the assignment, I was invited to a 25-minute follow-up call with a hiring manager to discuss my thought process and answer questions about the model. If advanced, the next stages include another written work trial, interviews with the hiring managers about the trial work and role, a values/work-experience interview, and reference checks.
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Question 1
They asked me to review a vitamin A deficiency model/spreadsheet and write-up for accuracy, formula errors, source support, and reasoning transparency. The main task was to identify issues in the model, explain why they mattered, and suggest clear corrections.
-complete a task, asked questions based on completion of task, in all honesty, a lot of questions were not related to the task--many were behavioral interview questions, the interviewer didnt have much knowledge on the task so couldnt answer questions
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Question 1
-Tell me more about the task and how you completed it
-Tell me about your previous experiences