Costar Group Research Analyst interview experience

After recruiter coordination, I went straight into an interview format that quickly moved to what the day-to-day might look like: I shadowed a researcher and then made some calls with the interviewer. It felt like they wanted to see how I handled the practical interaction, not just how I described my skills.

The interview itself was fairly lightweight in structure—more about communication and the ability to engage in the work flow—while still staying “research analyst”-adjacent. I remember it being over in a matter of weeks, and the overall difficulty stayed in the average range. Even though