I applied online. I interviewed at Research Partnership
Interview
I interviewed for the Research Executive role, and my experience with HR was extremely disappointing and unprofessional.
The interview process itself took almost a month. I cleared three rounds, but the HR coordination throughout the process was very poor. Before the final round, HR even forgot to send the interview invitation, and I had to remind her myself before the interview.
After the final round, the communication became worse. There was no proper update, no clear timeline, and no formal communication. My calls and messages were mostly ignored. Whenever I finally managed to connect, I was repeatedly told that the result would be shared “next week,” but this continued for almost three weeks.
In the fourth week, I was told the result would be shared on Tuesday. Again, there was no response. On Wednesday, I had to call multiple times myself, and only then was I told that the results were already out. Later, I was informed that two other candidates had been shortlisted for the two available positions.
Rejection is completely understandable. What is not acceptable is making candidates go through multiple rounds, taking almost a month of their time, forgetting basic interview coordination, ignoring follow-ups, and not even sending a proper rejection email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
That is not a Ques but the fact that -there is very poor HR management and a serious lack of respect for candidates’ time and effort. Future candidates should be careful and prepared for a lack of transparency, delayed communication, and poor follow-up from HR.
I interviewed at Research Partnership (New York, NY)
Interview
This was a 3 stage hiring process between an initial recruiter screen, team member interview, then final interview with leadership to assess role fit. The full process did require a take-home assignment to assess research skills. Overall I had a positive experience, even if I was ultimately not selected. Feedback was offered in my case and I am incorporating that in my current search as of writing.
I applied online. I interviewed at Research Partnership (London, England) in Oct 2025
Interview
First round interview online with standard fit questions, then had a weird case about designing an approach to find out the target audience for a plant-based food.
Also an online test, very simple about comprehending data and correct market research design.
Then a full-day assessment day: a group task (design a market research plan), a 5min case presentation (strict time constraints; presented in front of ~8 other candidates, the SAME presentation as each other with two random Qs from the audience), and a panel interview.
Whilst not difficult, it's a very long assessment day and long job interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why veeva/ market research?
Can you handle repetitive tasks?
What does a day in the life of an analyst look like? (*note their blog is out of date for this answer)