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Business Analyst at ICF International
Posted Mar 6, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Fairfax, VA (took 4 weeks)
Initial interview with recruiter, then phone interview with an offsite project manager. The a second interview on the phone with another PM... then an onsite interview with three different people - each interview 30 minutes. I received an offer about 4 days after the in person interview.
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no negotiation.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Business Analyst at ICF International
Posted Feb 23, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Fairfax, VA (took 3 days)
A recruiter called to repeat the questions answered thru the online application process, just to insist on coming up with a $alary before giving any details about the job or answering any questions. I 'd not work for such a cheap company after reading the negative reviews and low salaries. .
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Research Assistant at ICF International
Posted Feb 10, 2012
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2.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Fairfax, VA (took 4 weeks)
About three weeks after sending in an application with a recommendation from an internal employee, I was offered a phone interview. The interview was mainly informational, mostly about the company and the position I was applying for. The interviewer was very nice and gave a very detailed descriptions of ICF's work and the roles of RAs in the company. They said it would take some time to hear back about whether I would go onto the the next step, which was an in person interview.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Associate at ICF International
Posted Nov 17, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Fairfax, VA (took 2 days)
Met with hiring manager and two secondary potential coworkers.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Business Analyst at ICF International
Posted Oct 6, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 in Fairfax, VA (took 2+ weeks)
There were no tricks or unusual questions in the interview. I first interviewed over the phone with a recruiter. I was then interviewed with a panel of three managers on the project that I was being hired to join. They reviewed my resume and asked a few questions about my background for about 1 hour. After the interview finished, I was relieved when they said, "When we find someone that we feel would be good for the project, we don't waste our time with other interviews. We hire them right away".
Negotiation Details
The recruiter gave me the feasible range. They offered me the very top quantity for that range, thus I did not think it prudent to negotiate higher.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Research Assistant at ICF International
Posted Oct 4, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Fairfax, VA (took 3 weeks)
I recently graduated from college so my first step (after simply submitting an online application; I was applying to an energy efficiency position) was contacting one or two people I knew who worked in the company in addition to a few associates that were alumni of my school in hopes of getting to know people in the company and receiving any other helpful information that could help my resume along.
One of the alumni got back to me and was eager to help along a fellow graduate. She asked for my resume and some additional information and within two weeks I had a phone interview with another associate from the company. The phone interview was fairly informal, mostly asking about a few things on y resume and behavioral questions like, "when was a time you failed at something and what did you get out of it?". The interview could have very easily ended in less than 15 minutes but I tried to keep it conversational and make sure to have additional questions to ask the interviewer after she was done with her questions. The whole interview lasted around 25-30 minutes. The next morning I received a phone call from their HR to schedule an in-person interview which would take place the following week.
The in-person interview consisted of 5 separate 30 minute interview, each with another associate/manager in the department that the position was in. It started out with a recent hire and worked its way up to a manager for the final 30 minutes. They said usually the recent hire was last to field final questions but it was kind of nice this way because each interview was kind of a warm-up for the next interview to come and by the time I got to the manager I felt very comfortable and confident, having already gone over many of the points with other interviewers.
I actually have yet to hear a final decision (It has been about a month) but that could be partly because their office has been swamped and things take awhile. They said they would notify me whether I got the job or not by the end of this week.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Associate at ICF International
Posted Jun 15, 2011
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2.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Fairfax, VA (took a day)
I submitted my resume at a college job fair. They contacted me 3 weeks later for a phone interview with a senior manager, which lasted 45 minutes. Two weeks later they contacted me to set up an in-person interview. The in-person interview consisted of meeting about 5 different people at different levels in the group I would be working with. In my opinion, the phone interview was more difficult than the in-person. I was asked more questions and challenged more in that conversation, while the in-person interview was really just them trying to sell the company to me. It took them 2 and a half weeks to get back to me, but they did offer me the job.
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I was able to negotiate a later start date to make time for a vacation I was planning. Because I was coming in with a graduate degree but no full-time professional experience they didn't negotiate the starting salary with me, but I was very satisfied with what they offered.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Principal at ICF International
Posted Mar 15, 2011 — 4 of 4 people found this helpful
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2.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Fairfax, VA (took 3 days)
Executives at the firm knew me and recruited me. The interview process for me was informal. After a verbal offer and acceptance, I quickly received an offer letter via email and postal mail. I requested an increase in vacation, and receved a new letter with the change. After signing and returning the offer letter, I received an email from HR asking me complete and submit an online application. I complied with this request. So, I completed the HR application form after my offer was formally executed.
When I met in person with HR for my orientation, I signed consent forms forms for background and reference checks, a noncompete agreement (which was very fair to the employee compared to other NCs I have been asked to sign), and other standard new employee documents. The orientation training toook place on my first day of employment - a Monday (this is typical - unless circumstances prohibit an employee from starting on a Monday). Training lasts from 8:30 to 12:00. An ICF "buddy" and a group of colleagues takes new employees to lunch. I had a buddy help me with a new employee check list (equipment, systems, culture, space, projects, clients, etc. for the first three months at ICF. In addition, to the first-day orientation training, all new employees are required within the first 30 days to sign up for new-hire orientation training: "Your First Year at ICF."
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I was able to negotiate not only a higher salary, but also more vacation. My advice is that it does not hurt at all to ask. You will not price yourself out of the running. The worst that will happen is that ICF will come back with an offer that is the best they can do - even if it's below your asking price. The firm needs to know what you want. If they want you, they will try to pay as close to your asking price as they can get. Their intent is not to low ball (although it may seem that way). From the perspective of being on the inside and seeing how they handle salary negotiations, they pay as much as they can, given the corporate culture and structures they have in place (contracts, rates, equity with peers, etc.), and clients they serve. But the salaries are often lower than what candidates expect. They are trying to keep rates competitive and make sure that you are not too expensive to actually bid on contracts, and they must make sure that there is equity among others doing the same/similar job with equivalent experience. ICF does so much training, TA, research, and ev aluation work for social sector clients (HHS, DoL, DoJ, Ed, EPA, etc.) that they don't command the kinds of rates that firms like Booz, Accenture, and Deloitte command with the large number of IT/change mgmt contracts for DoD clients.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Research Analyst at ICF International
Posted May 11, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2008 in Fairfax, VA (took 3 days)
The interview process was very easy. They asked me basic questions about my future (ie what would you like to do in 3, 5, and 10 years), what subjects i studied in school, and my overall GPA. I was not given a skills test, or any test for that matter. I needed to pass a background check and did not need a government clearance (govt consulting company).
I talked with 3 different people before they said they would let me know by the end of the week. By friday, i was offered the job.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.
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Business Analyst at ICF International
Posted Apr 18, 2010
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2.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Fairfax, VA (took 4+ weeks)
Attended the 1:1 College interview and got a call back within 2 weeks for the second round interview at the headquarters which consisted of a Group interview.
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Negotiation Details
Non negotiable
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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