Euromonitor Research Associate Interview Questions
& Process

So, first, there was a quick recruiter call, like a basic screening. Then, they sent over an Excel test, which was basically a math problem set. You had to calculate stuff like growth rates, per capita figures, market shares, and so on. It took them over a month after that to even ask me for an interview. When they finally did, two research managers talked to me about my past work, gave me some analytical tasks to do on the spot, and asked me to write about a dataset. I didn't get the job after this. Everyone was nice and helpful throughout, but man, the whole process took forever. It was over two months from when I applied to when I got the rejection. I felt like they weren't really valuing my time, especially since they knew I had other job offers.

I started with a phone call from HR where they asked about my background and qualifications and then threw in a market sizing question. A couple days later, I went into the office for another interview with two managers. They asked more standard questions, then hit me with another market sizing question (this time about eggs in a country). After that, there were a bunch of tests: Spanish conversation, writing a Spanish email (since the job is for LatAm), analyzing tobacco industry growth with provided data, and an Excel math test. I wasn't ready for the tests because nobody told me they were coming, but they weren't too hard. The whole thing took about two hours. A week later, I had my final interview with the same managers. They asked more about my background, managing people, and some marketing/product placement questions. I got the offer a few days after that.

So there were 3 rounds in total. Round 1 was a phone call with HR for screening, asking stuff like how my past experience fit the role, why I wanted to join Euromonitor, and why this particular job. Round 2 was a longer one, like 2.5 hours. The first hour involved an Excel test where I had to interpret data and do some basic calculations and percentage conversions. Then, the remaining time was an interview with a research analyst and an HR person. The final round, round 3, was also 2.5 hours. It started with a market size calculation test for the first hour. After that, I interviewed with two senior research managers who reviewed my test answers with me.