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Center for Strategic and International Studies Interview Questions & Reviews
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Intern at Center for Strategic and International Studies
No Offer – Reviewed Jan 14, 2013
Interview Details – I got the internship information from my university. I submitted the application and get email from the organization to set up the phone interview schedule. And the next day, I got phone interview. There was no difficult interview questions at all.
Interview Question – No difficult question at all. That was internship position. Answer Question
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Research Intern at Center for Strategic and International Studies
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC – Reviewed Nov 28, 2012
Interview Details – I applied through the CSIS website to an internship position. I was contacted by email by the Research Assistant to arrange an interview, and then received an offer within a week after my interview. There was no second round of interviews or anything like that -- quite an easy process!
Interview Question – None of the questions were particularly difficult, but one thing in the job description, which was a particular strong point for me, turned out not to be part of the position after all. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – n/a
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Summer Intern at Center for Strategic and International Studies
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC Apr 2012 – Reviewed May 16, 2012
Interview Details – I got in touch with a friend who works at CSIS and asked about the best way to get your foot in the door. She passed my resume along to two programs that I was interested in. One of the programs emailed me almost immediately and asked if I would be interested in a summer internship with them and if I could speak with them in the next 4 days. We had a brief phone interview where they asked me to talk them through my resume and what I was working on at my current job. I had an offer in my inbox within 3 days.
Interview Question – Tell me about yourself. Answer Question
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Summer Intern at Center for Strategic and International Studies
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC Mar 2011 – Reviewed Feb 14, 2012
Interview Details – Few weeks after I applied for the summer internship program online, I got an email to schedule a phone interview. The interview was a conference call with me and two mid-level staff persons. It was a typical interview to talk about why you are interested, what makes you a good candidate, etc. They also provided good answers to the questions I had about the company. The interview was informal, relaxed, and friendly.
Interview Question – How did you become interested in our work? Answer Question
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Internship at Center for Strategic and International Studies
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC May 2011 – Reviewed Aug 23, 2011
Interview Details – I applied for a job in November and was declined because I was still in school. I followed up to ask if there was anything I could to improve my candidacy and program coordinator told me that I should come to DC to do informational interviews since I was finishing school in Chicago. I did, and emailed her like 5 months later. I had the informational interview, it went well. I later emailed her in may and asked her to review my cover letter for the internship application. She immediately told me she needed an intern I was interviewed over the phone on Friday and got the position on Monday.
Interview Question – Is this the kind of work you would be interested in doing? View Answer
Negotiation Details – None.
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Research Assistant at Center for Strategic and International Studies
No Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC Dec 2008 – Reviewed Dec 5, 2009
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I sent in my resume and cover letter, and heard back two weeks later. (The announcement had been up on the site for a week or two before I sent in my materials.) It was right around Christmas time, so the timeline might be skewed from their normal process.
The staffer doing the hiring asked for three writing samples, which I sent along via email. I never heard back from the organization after sending these in.
I have been told by a friend who works at the Center that the organization has been getting upwards of 500 applications per position for many of their research assistant positions, and that many of these have been filled without announcements or by moving up interns or bringing back former interns. Hard place to get into, at least if you haven't done the internship first.
Interview Question – Submit three writing samples. Answer Question
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