Tax Foundation General Intern Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 6 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Tax Foundation.
Tax Foundation
Fellow
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral
My professor referred me to this, but others applied online. Then either an employee or the VP (not HR) reached out to schedule phone interviews. After the phone interviews, I heard back via email that I was accepted. My process was much faster than the others, taking only 1 week for me compared to a few months for them.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What would your ideal tax system look like?
Tax Foundation
Intern
Intern Difficult Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I put in my application online which was pretty straightforward. Someone reached out in about two weeks and we set up an interview pretty quickly. The VP of Operations ended up interviewing me. The whole thing was about 20 minutes. He hit me with some tough questions, mostly focusing on my research background. About three weeks after that, I got a formal letter in the mail saying they weren't moving forward with my application.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you tell me what you like and dislike about where you're currently working?
- Which three books are your favorite?
- Could you describe a research project that you're proud of?
Tax Foundation
Intern
Intern Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
It was a pretty standard interview process, and I spoke with a really nice HR person. The questions weren't anything too unusual, and it felt pretty relaxed overall. It wasn't intimidating, but I don't think it went super well.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Why are you interested in taxes?
Tax Foundation General Intern Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Tax Foundation interview reports.
“Which three books are your favorite?”
Read reports →“What would your ideal tax system look like?”
Read reports →“How would you design the perfect tax system?”
Read reports →“Could you tell me about the last three books you finished reading?”
Read reports →“Could you tell me about three books you really like?”
Read report →“What are your thoughts on economic policy?”
Read report →“Why are you interested in taxes?”
Read report →“What makes you want to work in taxes?”
Read report →“What's a research project you're proud of?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 6 Tax Foundation interview reports.