Columbia University Research Analyst interview experience

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United StatesPosted Aug 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The process I went through was long and meticulously run, and it felt less like a single interview and more like a full vetting cycle.

Even though the team I’d be working with was small, I ended up interviewing with three different people, and then there was a very detailed review of my references.

The hardest part wasn’t any one question—it was the sheer volume and the attention to every step of the process. I kept moving from conversation to conversation, and each one seemed to build on the last, as if they were confirming the same fit criteria from multiple angles. By the time references were reviewed, I felt like they were trying to be thorough rather than quick.

I didn’t receive an offer, but the overall feel was

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