I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Euromonitor (Chicago, IL) in Mar 2012
Interview
Shortly after applying online I was initially contacted by a HR representative. She asked if I would be interested in conducting an interview over the phone, to which I said yes. The first interview consisted of basic resume questions and after a positive experience, I was invited into the office for a second round, in-person interview.
This interview was conducted by a senior consultant and a younger analyst. The questions started with basic inquisitions about my interest in the field of market research and the company. After these questions, the two went back and fourth asking me case study questions (ex. What would make someone buy Coke, as opposed to other drinks?) This process lasted about an hour, after which I was told that I was going take a basic analysis and math test. I was led into a small room where there was a laptop open with word and excel documents already open with listed questions. These questions tested basic math and analysis skills.
After finishing the test and leaving the interview, I was told to wait back to hear if I would advance to the next round of interviews. I didn't hear back from the company for some time, until I received an email from the HR rep saying they had chosen to go with another candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had to find out how many eggs were sold in the US last year, how would you go about doing this?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Euromonitor (Chicago, IL)
Interview
I applied for a Research position at Euromonitor's Chicago office in the winter of 2012-2013. They contacted me within about ten days after I applied and scheduled me for a phone interview the following week. The phone interview was fairly straight forward: tell me about yourself/go through your resume/why are you interested in Euromonitor/what do you hope to gain/etc. At the end, I was scheduled to come in to the Chicago office the following week.
The first in-person interview was fairly straight forward as well. I met with two mid-level managers who asked me some of the same questions. My next task was to walk them through how I would approach estimating the market size of a few common household products, as well as how I think about certain well-known product brands. The next task was to provide some written analysis on a data set and to do some basic spreadsheet work on Excel. The whole interview took two hours.
I was called in for a second round interview two weeks later. I met with two more mid-level research managers who asked me some of the same questions, as well as my expected trajectory within the organization. I did another basic case question and a few behavioral questions including what to do if I and my client reach different conclusions regarding business strategy. They answered questions and showed me some of the software they use on a daily basis. I then met with two junior analysts who answered a few more questions. The whole process took two and a half hours.
Finally, they called asking for references and my transcripts. A week later I received an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Estimate how one might estimate the market size for a number of common consumer products and walk the interviewers through your thought processes. Name five or six sources where you might obtain data for this exercise.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Euromonitor
Interview
First round brief phone interview with country manager. Second round timed statistics and percentage calculation assessment, with data interpretation to be done at home. Third round behavioral interview with country manager. Final round market sizing test and case studies with regional manager and country manager. Final round was the hardest and I was asked to justify how I made my calculations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had 5 different market size estimates from different sources and calculations, how would you decide on one?