I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at ICF (Durham, NC) in Apr 2016
Interview
Applied in March, heard back a couple weeks later about a phone interview. Got an invitation to ICF's Durham office the next week. Got flown in a couple weeks later (all expenses paid, including cab/airfare/food -- they were really good about everything). Had 4 30-minute interviews with project managers, then a casual 1.5 hour lunch interview with a research assistant and an associate. All the interviewers were super friendly and made me feel completely at ease, felt more like casual chats than a grill session. Brought me back, where I took a 45 minute writing assessment (was caught off-guard by this and definitely blanked a little during the test - the test itself was super simple, though). Heard back with a job offer in a week and a half. Just know your resume really well, and be able to explain your research projects thoroughly. Make sure you have good examples of being a team player ready as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you dealt with a difficult team member, what was your approach to (specific project I worked on) when you encountered obstacles in the process, how does this role fit in your career goals
I applied online. I interviewed at ICF (London, England)
Interview
Apply online through workable
I was contacted 2 months after for taking a data analysis assessment.
Final interview with three Economists. Make presentation with few slides to explain results of the data assessment.
2 weeks after 2 weeks I got the outcome.
If you never work on UK project they will not hire you even if you have the skills.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at ICF in Apr 2023
Interview
Two interview rounds. The first interview was more about getting know each other, interests, the team. The second interview was with more senior staff members, a bit more on talking about technical abilities and interests, followed by a case study writing assignment. The assignment took 2.5h and was adequate for the level that I applied for.
The process took a long time. Sometimes I did not hear anything for several weeks and had to chase them, other times they were super responsive and called me spontaneously to discuss expectations. Overall positive and friendly, but at times inconsistent!
Panel interview with multiple people. Lasted two hours. Panelists were nice and professional. Described the position, asked a series of about 10 questions, asked about interest in topical area of project and technical skills.