National Research Group Marketing Analyst Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process involved a screening interview, an interview with team members, an assessment, and finally an interview with a senior person. It seems pretty standard, and I think you're set up to do well if you make it past the initial screening interview, which was 45 minutes long and felt more like a real interview than just a screener.

My interview with NRG was not great. First, I talked to a recruiter for about 30 mins, just normal questions about my experience and if I liked to travel or manage people. Then I had calls with two people on the team which were super rigid and they just blasted me with questions, I barely had time to ask anything. They seemed more focused on getting through their list than actually hearing me. One of them said they usually work 9-10 hours a day, and up to 12-14 during busy times, which made me wonder about work-life balance, especially working remotely. They gave me a task where I had to watch focus group clips, summarize findings for a client, and outline a discussion guide. The last interview with senior leadership was the same, too many questions, no real chat. They asked about my assessment, but their expectations were weirdly different from the instructions. They wanted a full guide when the instructions said just an outline. It felt like they weren't listening when I talked, and I got interrupted a lot. They also asked hypothetical questions without enough info to answer well. The whole thing took like 5-6 weeks, and I started doubting if they were being honest about work, hours, and travel. The job said 10% travel, but it seemed like way more, maybe 30-40%. They were also super slow to get back to me about the decision, I had to chase them after three weeks even though they said I'd hear back in a week. Honestly, it's probably a good thing I didn't get the job, given how the process felt so shady and disorganized.

The interview process was pretty lengthy and the communication wasn’t the best. I did the recruiter screening, then had an interview with the manager and director. After this, they send over an excel case assessment for you to do. Then, a final interview with the SVP and EVP. It took TWO WEEKS for them to reject me. During those 2 weeks I had to basically pull at teeth for updates, and I was left in the dark about my status, etc. The recruiter was nice but being left with silence for 2 weeks was unprofessional in my opinion. After a while I didn’t even want the job anymore because the communication told me everything I needed to know about internal dynamics.