CoStar Group Research Associate interview questions

I applied online and received a phone call a few days later to schedule a phone interview. The phone interview was with an HR recruiter, they basically tell you how to answer the questions in the real interview. They scheduled a second interview with the hiring manager. The manager asked basic questions which were already outlined by the recruiter. There was also a side by side with a current research associate where you observe their typical workday and are able to ask any questions you may have.

Typical assessment centre exercises involving in tray exercise, role play, competency based interview and a data checking exercise. Very easy exercises, anyone with basic education and work experience will be able to do comfortably. But it was annoying time wasting experience, my application was rejected for excuses picked around the role play and competency based responses, To get the job future applicants need to design and crisply insert stories to smugly fit into the STAR system and vocally signpost them at each point. Perhaps this may get them the job. But those seriously looking to get a job should not bother applying to this organisation