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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at SiriusDecisions (Wilton, CT) in Jul 2015
Interview
SD follows a rigorous, uniform process for hiring analysts. If you pass the initial screening, you have to write a research paper and present it to a panel. It is a lot of work, but justified because the analysts are pretty much the product. Of more concern is that detailed salary discussions happen at the beginning of the process, with an understanding put in place that while your requirements are out of range but an exception can be made for strong candidates. It becomes very clear during the interview that your hiring manager has no power and the only person making decisions is Tony Jaros. As you get close to an offer, HR will insist that you provide a recent W-2. This is where I should have backed out. When the offer does come it will be substantially lower than what you were led to believe initially. In talking to other analysts I found this is their standard approach. It is one of the most offensive bait and switch experiences I have ever had in an interview process. A complete waste of my time. Glad I dodged that bullet.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a complex demand generation campaign and how you applied the SiriusDecisions demand waterfall.
20 minute phone screen with HR representative followed by a 45 minute phone call with the "Service Director" who apparently manages the research team. The interview was an awkward checkbox style interrogation. It's hard to imagine the service director in a customer facing role.
Really couldn't ever see myself working with someone as awkward as the interviewer, so I graciously said "thank you" and ended the call early. Sirius might want to invest in interview training for hiring managers.
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Question 1
In which of the following seven research areas do you have expertise?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at SiriusDecisions (Wilton, CT) in Jan 2017
Interview
The hiring process for this role was extreme and required a significant amount of work on my part. I had multiple video interviews and was then asked to write a piece of research, create a PowerPoint presentation and deliver a research brief via video. This required at least 3 days of work. After this, I was invited to an in-person interview. I received a sense of a micro-management culture when I saw I was interviewing with 5 levels above my hiring manager. The interviews went well but it was clear the only person making a hiring decision was the Chief Research Officer who was 4 levels above the hiring manager. He made several disparaging remarks about the research analysts as well as boasted about how many candidates got to this point without getting an offer. He clearly liked playing the "you're lucky to be here card" which gives you some insight into his significant ego. Very unprofessional. The really concerning aspect of the process was how they dealt with compensation. The recruiter hard court pressed me about my salary history. The offer was well below what they had described. Once I received an offer I was also told I had to give them 2 years worth of W2s. Needless to say, I declined the offer. Don't apply for this job unless you are willing to jump through hoops, put in a great deal of work and share your confidential financial information.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard questions like, "give me an example of a time when you faced an issue and did something and what the results were."
