Federal Reserve Board Research Analyst interview experience

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Washington, DCPosted Nov 2020 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview unfolded as a quick series of short sessions, and the format made it feel like I was moving through “divisions” rather than sitting with one single panel.

I had HR cover the basics of the schedule and logistics, and then I met multiple research groups, each in a tight block with economists (and sometimes research assistants alongside them).

A lot of what I was asked boiled down to my resume, my research interests, and how I’d talk about past projects. In some segments, the economists spent much of the time describing what their section did, then followed up with questions about my coursework and research experience. Technical questions weren’t framed as deep econometrics exams; it was more about whether I could explain my work and fit the

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