Advisory Board Interview Questions & Reviews in Washington, DC Area
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Updated May 21, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Research Analyst at Advisory Board
Posted May 21, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in Washington, DC (took 1+ week)
Lasted less than 18 minutes. Interviewer seemed nice.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Marketing Associate at Advisory Board
Posted May 16, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in Washington, DC (took 2 weeks)
One phone interview with HR, followed by an on-site interview with 2 interviewers. Made you feel that they were happy to have you there, overall it was a good experience. Interview is focused on your resume and knowing what the position entails.
Interview Questions
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Marketing Associate at Advisory Board
Posted May 9, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in Washington, DC (took 3 weeks)
Most efficient interview process ever. I applied online, heard back from them via email within a week. Had a phone interview the next week and went in for the in-person interview the week after.
Questions are pretty standard...they definitely have a script that they pretty much stick to.
Questions:
Why your college?
Why your interest in healthcare?
What drew you to the Marketing associate position?
What is your understanding of the position?
How would you describe ABC?
Describe a position you've had that makes you best qualified for this position.
Weakness?
What do you think your biggest challenge would be in this position?
What motivates you?
Describe a situation where you had to use presentation skills.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Not much negotiation
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Marketing Associate at Advisory Board
Posted May 5, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in Washington, DC (took 3 weeks)
ABC conducts a speedy and professional interview process. They seem to have an excellent HR department that was accessible and helpful throughout the process. I had four interviews: two over the phone, and two at their HQ. The interviews, while not especially difficult, seem to be based on fit. The interviewers we very friendly and really want to get to know you as a candidate; i.e. questions about personal traits, interest in the industry, and communication skills.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
It is an entry level postion with no ability to negotiate the initial offer.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Marketing Associate at Advisory Board
Posted Apr 30, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Washington, DC (took 1 week)
The phone interviewer basically read from a script of questions (someone in another glassdoor review listed the exact questions and exact order that I was presented with in my interview). Basically what you like about your university, what advice you would give to make the university better, why you chose it, what your understanding of the company was etc. Definitely read the company information before the interview as I'm sure they have a rubric format for candidate evaluations. Don't be put off by the dry tone, I got the second round and my interviewer could not be less engaging.
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Reason for Declining
Their salaries are not the best -- other offers on the table.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Healthcare Consultant at Advisory Board
Posted Apr 27, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Washington, DC (took 2 weeks)
It was smooth and the interview was basic
Interview Questions
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Coordinator at Advisory Board
Posted Apr 27, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Washington, DC (took 2 weeks)
I applied for a position at Advisory Board online and received an e-mail the next day to set up a phone screening. The phone screening was pretty standard with questions to just get to know me better as a candidate. The next day, I received an e-mail to setup an interview to come into the office for an in-person interview with a few members of the team. This is where things started to become a bit unorganized. The first e-mail I received offered me two different jobs to interview for: both coordinator positions, but in different departments. A week or so later, I received an e-mail saying one of the positions had been filled. They then offered me another position to interview for in the research department, which I accepted. The e-mails were very pleasant and the recruiter always was quick to respond to any questions I had. They gave me the names and titles of the people I would be speaking with and my interview schedule, but when I showed up at their office the next week my whole schedule was changed. I had a much fuller interview schedule that day than anticipated and was notified that I would be speaking with different people than what was printed in my e-mail so I had no idea what positions anyone held going in. It was all very confusing.
The interviews themselves were pretty pleasant and easy. Everyone was really nice, young, and easy to talk. In one of my discussions, we went 10 minutes over our scheduled time and the interviewer told me that it had gone really well, she liked the conversation we were having, thought I would be a good fit, and that she would definitely get back to me within the next couple weeks. After a comment like this, I thought I had a job offer in the bag. That's not how it worked out. I sent the standard thank you e-mails to each of my interviewers the next day (they had given me their business cards) and then I waited two weeks with no response. Three weeks later, I finally sent them an e-mail asking them where I was in the process. I received an e-mail from the recruiter saying I would not be offered a position at this time. That was a big slap in the face. What person makes such raving comments like that to a candidate and then offers no reason as to why there was no offer? I'm upset that I wasted my time and money to come down to DC - yes, you have to pay travel fees out of your own pocket. I thought I was a great candidate and I was really interested in the position, but honestly I am now clueless as to what kind of qualities they're looking for.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Marketing Associate at Advisory Board
Posted Apr 26, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Washington, DC (took 4+ weeks)
This was an on campus recruiting interview. It was behavioral and consisted of questions like walk me through your resume etc. The two women who interviewed me were really young and a little unprofessional. It was not a good experience.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Marketing Associate at Advisory Board
Posted Apr 24, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Washington, DC (took a day)
Contacted for a phone interview where they read off a series of questions like describe a challenge you had to overcome, when was a time you failed at something what was the outcome and had did you deal with it. very straight forward and sounded like they were reading from a script. At the in person interview it was a panel of two interviewers that read off similar questions to the phone interview and took note as you talked, then they left and two more people came in that pretty much asked you the same questions, i guess to see if your answers varied.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Director at Advisory Board
Posted Apr 18, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Washington, DC (took 2+ weeks)
This is a review for an experienced position, as opposed to the many interviews that happen for entry level spots.
I was originally contacted by a recruiter/head hunter, and I expressed interest in the position. I had a phone interview with the recruiter, who determined I was a potential fit. My profile was given to the hiring manager and a few days later a one on one interview with the hiring manager was arranged.
Advisory Board has numerous interview rooms at their office, and after waiting for a few minutes I was taken into one of these rooms. The interview was with the person who would be my boss. There were several questions about my background, what motivates me, where I see myself going in the future, and several questions to assess my knowledge for the particular position. Overall this took about an hour. All in all pretty standard, and I've got a good feeling about the place.
After this I was quickly selected for a second round of interviews with more people at varying levels and experience. These interviews were similar to the one above. Nothing too crazy here. At the conclusion of these interviews I met with the hiring manager who told me they were impressed, and were going to give me an offer in the next two days. Great!.... or so I think at this point.
A few days go by, and I haven't received anything. Odd I think, but who knows about HR departments. It's been over a week now, so I decide to give the hiring manager a call to let them know I'm still interested, etc. No response, no follow up, no contact at all from someone who seemed to be falling all over themselves to hire me, and told me they were going to offer me the position. A few more days go by, and I finally get a call from the recruiter who tells me they weren't going to offer me the position. I ask the recruiter if they had any feedback or explanation as to what caused the change of events, but the recruiter has nothing. I'm left hanging out in the wind wondering what went wrong. I'm obviously bummed, but at this point I'm pretty sure I don't want to work for this company anyway after the way they have treated me.
All in all the interview process was very professional up until the point it concluded. I really feel like they were extremely dishonest, and didn't have the common courtesy to explain why they changed their mind. It's a good thing I didn't quit my current job! I would think long and hard about accepting a job at this company. It's clear from their turnover and they way they handle themselves that they view employees as commodities. I also think this type of dishonesty in the hiring process is a byproduct of the corporate culture. Be wary.....
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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