I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Ipsos (Toronto, ON) in Nov 2014
Interview
1. introductory phone interview with HR
2. phone interview with manager (based out of province)
3. online assignment
4. in-person interview with the head of the department
Fairly lengthy process but had positive feedback at each stage. Then, just never heard anything back...tried reaching out and kept hearing that they would get back to me "next week". Never did. It would have been nice if they had just closed the door when they had decided.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pretty standard - what my experience was, challenges I'd overcome, what I liked best about my previous roles...
Easy and straightforward, I got approached by company HR and after initial interview met with the hiring managers. Received an offer after just those 2 interviews. Would recommend using a referral to get in front of HR more easily.
There were Three interviews total all with upper management. Pretty standard questions regarding research experience with one assessment that I was given 48 hours to complete. Positive experience overall and took the job offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a difficult project and how you managed it.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Ipsos (Chicago, IL) in Sep 2021
Interview
The interview process was extremely smooth. First, I spoke with a recruiter for about 45 minutes. The questions were all relatively basic, focusing on the extent to which skills from my past experiences could translate to the current job description. Second, I needed to do a quantitative exercise that was simple (interpret somewhat ambiguous graphs, make recommendations). Finally, I had two sets of panel interviews. The panel interviews were relatively similar to one another; mostly basic questions for an interview (why Ipsos, etc.). Soon after the second panel interview I received an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-Why Ipsos?
-Walk me through a research project where you made an actionable recommendation.
-What is a negative characteristic you have? A positive one?