Federal Reserve Board Research Analyst interview experience

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United StatesPosted Jun 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter-style step, I went into an interview sequence where I spoke with multiple economists across different parts of the research group.

I had two main interviews, and each one lasted about one to two hours with a different set of economists. The pattern was consistent: each session had a couple of interviewers from separate teams, so the conversation shifted between their research interests and how my background connected to their work.

In terms of what I was asked, it mixed behavioral questions with technical discussion. A lot of the technical side centered on econometrics and data-related topics. I talked through research projects I had worked on as an undergrad, and I could feel them trying to understand not just what I

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