The interview process at ROI is fairly extensive. After applying, I received an email requesting a phone interview. It was a very basic 30 minute interview with your standard behavioral questions and inquiries as to why you chose to apply to ROI. The recruiter was very polite and didn't drop any curve-ball questions. Following the interview, I was contacted and told they would like for me to visit the building in Raleigh for assessment tests and a brief, in-person interview. The first assessment I had to take was an 80 question logic test that had to be completed within an hour; this test had a mix of pattern recognition, anagram, and math word problems The second assessment was a grammar test with no time limit and basic grammatical correction/fill in the blank questions. The third assessment was a typing test that can be taken multiple times (they're looking for 50+ WPM). After completing these assessments, there was a second 30 minute interview with the recruiter with questions focusing mainly on my resume. Following this visit, I received an email requesting I return for a final panel interview with the recruiter and the managers leading the department. This interview lasted about 45 minutes and was filled with situational questions and questions about my experience with data analysis. I was contacted the evening of my final interview and told they would like to extend an offer. The interview process took around 3-4 weeks and it was very clear they want to hire individuals that will fit in well. The ROI employees I interacted with through the interview process were incredibly professional, responsive, and a pleasure to work with.

ROI's interview process is very thorough, and for me, took place over a series of four rounds which were conducted over about a month's time. Round 1: 15-20 minute phone interview. Very typical behavioral questions and briefly went over my former job experience. At the end of the interview, I was invited into the office for the next round. Round 2: Started out with a brief tour of the office, which I thought was a nice touch but was just a bit awkward since you are asked to wear interview attire and the rest of the office was dressed casually. After the tour, you move on to what many consider to be the most polarizing part of the interview process which are the assessments. I was put into a conference room by myself and given a series of assessments, which includes 80 logic questions which you are given 60 minutes to complete. They varied from mathematical, to vocabulary, anagrams, patterns, etc. I really do believe ROI just wants to test what thinking style you respond best to and if that would properly correlate to the position you are under consideration for. After this, there are quick grammar and typing assessments. Round 3: Short in-person interview. My interviewer was the same person from HR who performed my phone interview. It is basically a more expanded version of the phone interview, with more in-depth behavioral questions. It took about 20 minutes. Round 4: Final in-person panel interview. I spoke with the same HR representative I had been speaking with for my first two interviews, the head of HR, and the head of the department I would be working under. The interview was very straight-forward, and all the questions were targeted at why I was interested in ROI, what I was looking for in a new position, and my work/educational background. No questions are targeted to catch you off guard, I found they were all straight forward and directed at truly gathering if my experience and personality were a good fit for the position for firm. Overall, despite the interview process being longer than usual, I found it to be largely a positive experience, with everyone being friendly and responsive throughout.

I applied this position through school' s career system. The HR reach out to me very quickly after I submitted my application. Two days later we set a first round phone interview. The first round interview is very basic questions. The HR didn't give any feedback right after my answers, which I felt bad.