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      Research Assistant Interview

      Mar 13, 2014
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Fairfax, VA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at ICF (Fairfax, VA) in Nov 2013

      Interview

      I submitted my application online and was contacted by email a month or so later to set up a phone interview. The phone interview was only 15-20 minutes long and consisted of questions regarding location, interests, and long-term career goals. Two weeks after the phone interview, I received an invitation for an in-person interview at their main office, which was scheduled to be a week later. The day began with an introductory presentation about the company. There were about ten of us, and each interviewee was put in an unoccupied office. The interview process involved three separate interviews. Two of the interviewers were very casual and nice, but one was a nightmare. He asked unexpected technical questions, and he made hurtful remarks about my inability to answer one of his questions about cost benefit analysis. The interviews were followed by lunch with recently hired employees in similar positions. It went longer than expected. Lunch was followed by a brief tour of the building, but I had to leave early due to fear of missing my flight. My cab was taking its time getting there, and I awkwardly sat with other applicants waiting for cabs after they had completed the tour. I could have taken the tour while waiting and looked silly for leaving. Overall, it was not a positive experience. Needless to say, I did not get an offer, and they did not bother to follow-up and tell me that.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      I had listed a climate law course on my resume. The course focused on the Kyoto Protocol and post-Kyoto negotiations. I was asked to place climate change mitigation strategies along a curve, comparing cost and effectiveness. I was unprepared for that.
      1 Answer
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      Other Research Assistant Interview Reviews for ICF

      Research Assistant Interview

      Dec 23, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at ICF (London, England)

      Interview

      Apply online through workable I was contacted 2 months after for taking a data analysis assessment. Final interview with three Economists. Make presentation with few slides to explain results of the data assessment. 2 weeks after 2 weeks I got the outcome. If you never work on UK project they will not hire you even if you have the skills.

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      Question 1

      How do you manage conflict in team?
      1 Answer

      Research Assistant Interview

      Nov 3, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at ICF in Apr 2023

      Interview

      Two interview rounds. The first interview was more about getting know each other, interests, the team. The second interview was with more senior staff members, a bit more on talking about technical abilities and interests, followed by a case study writing assignment. The assignment took 2.5h and was adequate for the level that I applied for. The process took a long time. Sometimes I did not hear anything for several weeks and had to chase them, other times they were super responsive and called me spontaneously to discuss expectations. Overall positive and friendly, but at times inconsistent!

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How does your experience align with the role?
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      Research Assistant Interview

      Aug 24, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at ICF

      Interview

      Panel interview with multiple people. Lasted two hours. Panelists were nice and professional. Described the position, asked a series of about 10 questions, asked about interest in topical area of project and technical skills.

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      Question 1

      Tell me a little about yourself.
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