Wood Mackenzie Research Analyst interview experience

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Gurgaon, HaryanaPosted Aug 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a fairly tough, assessment-heavy journey where the biggest weight was on proving I could work with messy inputs and present a clear decision.

The early stage started with an evaluation segment and then moved into a presentation round. I didn’t have to guess the topic for long—what I’d cover was shared close to the interview, and I had to build my thinking around real-world material.

The presentation itself wasn’t just a read-through. I had to create a short slide pack and present it, then field questions from a panel. In parallel with that, there was also a written or semi-written component where I summarized an article down to the most important points, and a case-style exercise that asked me to make a decision based on given

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