Envié una solicitud electrónica. Acudí a una entrevista en Federal Reserve Board (Washington, DC) en mar 2021
Entrevista
Interviews last a full day, and you get an agenda a few days in advance. I was given a week's notice before my interview. My interview was over webex. First I met with two panels of 3 researchers, each for about an hour. They asked about my interest in the Fed, my past research experience, some behavioral 'describe a time when' type questions, and a few questions about what I would do faced with certain research challenges. It's not a highly technical interview, but you should be able to describe your past major research projects in detail, specifically a senior thesis if you had one. After those first interviews, the rest of the day is mostly to help you learn what each section does so that you can rank your preferences at the end of the day. You will have panel interviews with different sections and hear about what they do. They may ask you follow up questions from the initial panel interview, but for the most part that time is for you to learn.
Preguntas de entrevista [2]
Pregunta 1
Q: You are given a dataset and code and told to reproduce the results of a paper, but the code doesn't run. What do you do?
Two interviews each had 2-3 different economists from different teams. Interview lasted 1-2 hours each, Questions ranged from behavioral to technical (mostly econometrics and data related). I had a couple of research projects I worked on in undergrad and they asked quite a bit about them and my future interests.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Handed me a print out of some Stata results and asked me to interpret some coefficients.
Very relaxed - be yourself and convey your enthusiasm for the role. You don't need to be certain on a PhD and you should not force yourself to say you are if you are not. Be open to analytical roles and all projects and that answer will reveal itself.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Tell me about a time when you made a mistake and how you resolved it.
Acudí a una entrevista en Federal Reserve Board (Washington, DC)
Entrevista
Extensive, this interview will ask about basic economic concepts and research experience. Prepare for analytical questions but mostly to demonstrate sound economic thinking. The best candidates are the ones with the ability to demonstrate some connection with the Fed's ample research spectrum
