I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ICF (Fairfax, VA) in Dec 2011
Interview
Submitted application for Research Assistant through indeed.com; was called back, I believe, within a week. Interview was longish (met with the recruiter, then two RA's, then two associates, then one of the VPs and another senior associate, then the recruiter again at the end), but not very intensive. I wasn't asked too much about my specific skills (questions were more general, e.g. "what are your career goals," "what sort of work did you do in [college, last job]," etc.).
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Don't remember many specifics (this was years ago), but I do remember not getting a lot of difficult or unexpected questions. The interviews were more like conversations, and made it feel like they genuinely just wanted to know what my goals were, what I could do, what I LIKED to do, what type of experience I had, etc.
I think at the end of the day, if you've gotten the interview for an RA position, it probably means you can do the job; they just want to make sure you're not a total psychopath in the interview. Just know about your history and goals, and how they connect to the area you're interviewing for, and you'll be fine.
Took a long time between multiple rounds of interviews and negotiations after receiving an offer. The recruiter was responsive, but it took extremely long from the first round of interview to the final offer letter.
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Why are you interested in energy and sustainability?
Fueron muy amables y profesionales, explicando con claridad y detalle el puesto al que había aplicado. Su trato cordial y disposición hicieron que el proceso fuera informativo y agradable. Se interesaron por conocerme y me dejaron hacer preguntas
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Preguntaron sobre habilidades tanto soft skills como hard skills
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at ICF (New York, NY)
Interview
I had three rounds of virtual interviews using Microsoft Teams: one round with the recruiter, one round with the hiring manager, and one round with the team. Everything was very straightforward behavioral questions.