Harvard Business School·Research Analyst

Harvard Business School Research Analyst interview experience

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Boston, MAPosted Dec 2019 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My sequence started with a data-focused test to check my coding ability, and then it switched gears to writing.

The case study exercise was designed to evaluate my writing capability, and it felt like a direct test of how I handle interpretation and communication rather than raw computation.

After the technical and writing pieces, I had an interview aimed at seeing whether I could fit into the community’s culture. Overall, the whole process felt like it was built to cover multiple dimensions—coding, writing, and interpersonal fit—with a pretty clear flow from one to the next.

I didn’t get an offer, and the biggest thing I took from it was how intentionally the process alternated between skills and

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