MDRC Interview Questions
& Process

So, the interview process started with a quick phone screener with another Research Assistant. It was pretty standard stuff, you know, the kind of questions you'd expect. Then, a few months later, they set up this really long 4-hour panel interview. It included people from each research department, HR, and another research assistant. They also had me do a short skill-based exercise. After that, about a month later, they asked for references. Honestly, the whole thing took longer than I thought it would, so if you don't hear back immediately, it's probably fine!

I applied to MDRC back in March. I got a call in June for a Skype interview, then had an in person interview in early July, and was hired in late July. I really wasn't expecting to hear back from MDRC since I got a call months after my initial application so it was a pleasant surprise. The interview process was pretty straight forward, two people from HR via skype, then in person I interviewed with another HR staff member along with my current supervisor and predecessor. I will say MDRC is diligent about checking 3 references prior to offering a job so make sure your contacts are in order...this delayed my offer by a few weeks.

The whole thing took about two to three months, which felt like a long time, but HR was super on top of communicating at every point. I applied in late November through an employee referral. I had a first interview scheduled for January and a second round interview at the end of January. I got an offer about a week after the second round. Mine took an extra month cause I had little flexibility and had to push the dates out. The phone interview was pretty standard. Then there was an in person interview that had multiple rounds and a test. I was pretty wiped out by the end, but it wasn't too awful because everyone I talked to was interesting and asked good questions. Maybe one or two people were a bit intense, but it seemed like they were just really interested in what we were talking about. MDRC was one of the most responsive and attentive companies I've interviewed with. HR was really helpful with updates and answering my questions. I was really impressed with how thorough and nice they were through the whole process.

I put in my application online and then I had a phone interview. After that, they asked me to come to their office for an in-person interview which was two weeks later. The interview process involved meeting with several employees and doing two tests there. Most of the interviewers were nice, but it felt pretty disorganized and they didn't really seem that interested in me as a person. I left feeling like I wouldn't get the job and honestly didn't really care much. I had to follow up a few times before they let me know I didn't get the position, which was about a month after the interview.