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Research Associate at Forrester Research
Posted Jul 18, 2011
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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 Jun 2011 (took 2 weeks)
Be sure to talk about why you love technology.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Research Associate at Forrester Research
Posted Jun 16, 2010 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2008 in Cambridge, MA (took 2+ weeks)
After applying Monster.com and Forrester's career website, I received an email from the Recruiter. I had an initial phone interview with the recruiter couple days later. Most of the questions were on my background, my familiarity with the company and what they do, and my experience of working with data. Once she realized I had some core competencies they were looking for, I had another phone interview with the Researcher from that team. This phone interview was more thorough. Asking about why I liked data, how much I felt comfortable with it, how I managed myself under stress, and examples of multitasking.
Few questions in there about what I liked to read and the reasons why. Basically trying to see if I was keeping up with Tech industry knowledge and what my personality was like.
After passing that test, I was asked to come in for an interview with the team. What I thought was an interview with 2-4 people, turned out to be an interview with 7! I was pretty exhausted at the end of it, but kept my energy up during the entire process which was one of the reasons I got hired (as well as my analytical background). The recruiter, understanding their website doesn't explain well the dynamics of Forrester's client groups, was great in breaking down to me IT, M&S, and Tech Industry groups before my interviews and answered questions I couldn't answer from my research of Forrester.
Each interviewer asked me different things. I met with the other RA on the team, an RA and Researcher from the sister team, 2 researchers from my team, the principal analyst, and the hiring manager (HM). The RA was mostly focused on what attracted me to Forrester and what I wanted out of it. The principal analyst was testing my data knowledge (have you done logistical regression before? for example), the other researcher on my team asked me a trick question to test if I can think on my feet, the HM asked me where I saw, etc.
Long process indeed, but to last at Forrester and be successful, you have to certain characteristics-- especially for the RA position, and HR makes sure of that.
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Negotiation Details
Nothing much to negotiate for the RA position-- the salary is basically set in stone.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Research Associate at Forrester Research
Posted May 18, 2010
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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 Apr 2010 (took 3 weeks)
Phone interview went well, and I was supposed to have a campus visit. After several weeks of trading emails back and forth, promising to call, etc, the HR person stopped responding. It did not seem like she was trying to blow me off, and she seemed a bit flaky/overwhelmed.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Research Associate at Forrester Research
Posted Jan 26, 2010
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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 2008 in Cambridge, MA (took 2 weeks)
Basically spoke with most people on the team, asked them about their work preferences and tried to make a good impression.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Research Associate at Forrester Research
Posted Dec 28, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2009 (took 2 weeks)
Initial communication was through email, when they asked what times would be good for a phone interview. afterwards, i was called in for an in face interview. I interviewed with the hr rep whom I spoke with on the phone, as well as a former research associate. I also interviewed with a couple of people who would have been my bosses for the position, as well as a couple of people who were working in branches overseas (I talked to them over the phone). Questions asked include why i'm interested in the position, what multi tasking skills do I have, what organization experience do I have.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Research Associate at Forrester Research
Posted Mar 19, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Aug 2007 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 4 weeks)
The experience I had was relatively quick by company standards -- normally the process takes a month or two, where in my case it was a matter of weeks. I had 5 interviews prior to receiving an offer. In the order in which they occurred:
1) Phone interview with Director of European research
2) Phone interview with Research Director of my prospective team
3) 3 separate Face to face interviews (2 senior analysts, and 1 RA)
Everyone was friendly and imparted a strong positive company culture. The questions were varied, but focused mostly around IT markets (at the time the team I was applying for looked mainly at IT services and outsourcing). At this level they're not looking for someone who has expert knowledge in the subject area and basic knowledge should suffice. The key things they do look for are communication skills, writing ability, project management, and attention to detail.
My advice (especially once at the face-to-face interview phase), is to try to answer any questions about the IT market, but if you can't try to bring things back to topics you know about and are comfortable speaking about. A lot of the people in the company come from varied backgrounds and didn't join from IT backgrounds themselves so the key goal should be to prove your communication and writing skills.
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Negotiation Details
Not much. Given the low level of the position they're not willing to compromise very much.
Analyst firms like Forrester typically give a base salary + bonus. The area where there might be flexibility is in the bonus, so when negotiating that's where I'd focus. Its pretty tough to get them to move on the base salary unless they really need you or you're applying at a more senior level.
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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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