I was contacted by HR via phone and was asked a couple of basic questions about my skills. We then scheduled an interview a few days later. During the interview I met with the hiring manager, who was very pleasant. She asked a few general questions about my experience, and took some time to explain the position a little bit. Then she asked some standard cookie cutter questions, "Explain a time where you overcame adversity." "Explain a time where you had to work in a group." After that, I met with a couple of younger employees who asked similar questions about my background experience. Again, pleasant for the most part. Next, I met with two other managers who simultaneously interviewed. Questions about my experiences were asked again, followed by more cookie cutter interview questions, "Do you prefer working in a group or working individually?" ect. These interviewers were also considerate and were very engaging. Towards the end of these interviews, the hiring manager popped in to inform me that I was the first to be interviewed and that I should hear back from them in a couple of weeks. I thanked them and left, sending thank you letters that day. Two weeks later after hearing nothing, I called. The hiring manager informed me that they were still interviewing and that HR should contact me soon. That was over five weeks ago. Nobody ever contacted me. What I did not tell them was that four days after my interview, I noticed that a LinkedIn member updated their job title as a Research Assistant on the ICF page on the same day that I had interviewed. There had only been one RA position open for the last few months. My best guess is that they hired another candidate that day on the spot. Not only did they fail to notify that the job was filled, they lied to me when I asked about it. I understand not being selected for the position, it happens. What I don't appreciate, however, was how the company chose to handle the post interview process. I hope that anybody interviewing for the company has a better experience than I did.

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.