Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at SmartAnalyst as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Research Analyst and Junior Research Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Research Analyst and Junior Research Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at SmartAnalyst takes an average of 1 day when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Junior Research Analyst had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Junior Research Analyst roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 1 day).
They want analyst mentality for manager and ask questions meant for analyst and below. Almost peers will be interviewing you who do not have experience of asking the right questions from experienced people
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Define pharmacokinetics is the question they ask a manager
For manager position they were asking questions which they normally would ask junior analysts. Also the interviewer is of almost the same experience as me. Role and questions asked dud not match
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at SmartAnalyst (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Jan 2021
Interview
Telephonic round followed by an assignment. Content was intellectually challenging to elicit various aspects of candidates' capability. Overall the process was robust and well managed. For assignment, timeline was allocated to submit the output which is a good approach.