MDRC·Research Analyst

MDRC Research Analyst interview experience

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New York, NYPosted Mar 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process felt like a longer, more involved screen where the main work was evaluating data quality and how I reasoned about it.

After an initial conversation with HR, I moved into a longer, multi-round interview stretch that ultimately ran close to a full day—there was at least one break and the whole thing was paced like they expected me to stay sharp.

Across the rounds, I reviewed datasets and had to point out anomalies and concerns. The questions weren’t just “what do you notice,” but also how I would explain the issues to others and connect them back to research judgment. I also ended up speaking with a range of people—from higher-ups in the research side down to more junior research staff—and it gave the whole

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