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      Research Analyst Interview

      Apr 20, 2011
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Menlo Park, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cornerstone Research (Menlo Park, CA) in Apr 2011

      Interview

      I was called 2 days after submitting my application. First round interview consisted of 3 30 minute interviews each with an Analyst. The case studies were first, antitrust issues of fictional Coal Industry. Second valuation of an announcement that hurt a company stock. And third, sub-prime mortgages and bank risk. 2 business days later I was called to be flown to the office. That consisted of 5 30 minute interviews with case studies ranging from real estate pricing to hedge fund management and pharmaceutical effectiveness suit. All interviewers were very nice and I felt welcome. Because I had a time sensitive offer, I was called a few days after and told I did not get the position. This was after they hired most analysts and were looking for additional ones to fill out the team.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      How would you show that two out of five companies that make up 90% market share would not cause antitrust issues?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      How would you tell if a Bank took on unnecessary risk in the form of subprime mortgages in 2005 given the value in millions of dollars?
      1 Answer
      4

      Other Research Analyst interview reviews for Cornerstone Research

      Research Analyst Interview

      Mar 10, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cornerstone Research

      Interview

      The process began with an email notification asking graduates to schedule their interviews on a given week; the case studies consisted of two half hour technical economic case studies with a junior, then senior, level analyst, accompanied with behavioral questions. For the case studies, the first was easy, the second was quite difficult.

      Interview questions [1]

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      Research Analyst Interview

      Oct 28, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Boston, MA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cornerstone Research (Boston, MA)

      Interview

      very smoothly planned and the timeline from applying to final round was around two weeks so pretty fast. first round was a lot easier than final round, but that can also just be attributed to the difference in interview duration.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      why cornerstone/why econ consulting. specific experiences from resume
      Answer question

      Research Analyst Interview

      Oct 23, 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Washington, DC
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cornerstone Research (Washington, DC)

      Interview

      The first round will be two back-to-back 30-minute interviews with analyst/associate (usually juniors who joined the company 2-3 years ago). 5 min behavioral + 20 min case + Q&A. Got asked some pretty technical econometrics questions.

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