EAB Research Analyst interview experience

After a first HR pre-screen, I moved into a second round that mixed a behavioral interview with cases and a writing prompt. The first thing that surprised me was the research brief itself: it was framed like it would be about strategic plans for a specific type of education setting, but the case required a lot of background knowledge that didn’t match what I associated with an entry-level role.

During the interviews, the tone was the other problem. The interviewers came across as cold and unhelpful, and I remember thinking it was the kind of environment where it would be difficult to reset