Cornerstone Research General Intern Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Cornerstone Research.
Cornerstone Research
Intern
Intern Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
Got an interview invite in early Dec 2024 for the first round. Cleared two interviews with people from different offices. Then got invited for the final round at the DC office in Jan 2025, focusing more on anti-trust. It was 4 back-to-back interviews. The last interviewer was kind of rude and unprofessional. Got rejected within 3 business days.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you tell me about your research experience?
- Discuss your experience with merger cases.
- What kind of data do you typically require for such analyses?
Cornerstone Research
Intern
Intern Difficult Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Case
It was a 2 part interview process, with behavioral and case interviews. They were back to back with two interviewers and each lasted about 45 minutes. I heard back within a week. I applied through the university career center. They were looking for people with strong quant skills and a good understanding of economics. I would recommend looking at their website and practicing different cases, as the case portion was based on actual cases from their analysts.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Can you explain a basic economics case?
- What is fiduciary responsibility?
- What are distressed assets?
Cornerstone Research
Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Onsite
Interview formats
Case Behavioral
So the first round was two economic consulting case interviews back to back. They began with some fit questions and then moved on to the case. The second round, I flew out to do an in-person interview, and I had four case interviews total - two with an analyst, one with a manager, and one with the partner of the office. It was actually not too bad, I hadn't prepared for economic cases before but I still managed to do okay. Everyone I met was really friendly.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about your resume?
Cornerstone Research General Intern Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Cornerstone Research interview reports.
“What data would be needed for a damage valuation estimate?”
Read reports →“How can one demonstrate that a monopoly is not sustainable?”
Read reports →“What is the approach to resolving claims associated with risky mortgage loans?”
Read reports →“How would you construct a Multi-Linear-Regression model to determine if changes in tire treads contributed to accidents?”
Read reports →“Can you explain its significance to someone unfamiliar with economics?”
Read report →“Find out who in the company is doing insider trading and how to collect evidence for it through a case study.”
Read report →“What is your initial reaction to this graph?”
Read report →“How would you go about proving that collusion did not occur?”
Read report →“Why aren't you using pen and paper to jot down instructions?”
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