AEI·Research Analyst

AEI Research Analyst interview experience

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Washington, DCPosted Jun 2016 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process began with an in-person conversation with an HR representative where the focus was my background, research, and skill set.

After that, I moved into phone interviews: one with a research assistant and another with the director of the policy division. The director asked a couple of technical questions tied to tax policy, but most of the discussion leaned heavily toward my research and the specifics of how I’d worked on related topics.

The part that really tested me was an exercise where I had to analyze a spreadsheet of sample tax returns and make sense of the results. I found it challenging because I couldn’t immediately tell what they wanted me to identify, which made the analysis feel less like familiar “show

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