I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Consensus Economics (London, England) in Nov 2018
Interview
2 stages, 1 phone call interview and 1 in person interview with CEO, took place in the London office in a small box room that smelled bad. The CEO was rude and the interviewer didn't give me sufficient materials to do the test as stated before attending.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Consensus Economics (Mayfair, England) in Aug 2023
Interview
- Spoke about our interests and current topics in Macroeconomics with the founder - Was then interviewed by a panel of 3 senior editors who asked some basic Economics theory questions, asked me to explain a theory, went through my experience and CV - Finally had an hour long written task where I had to write a short profile on a country, given the information they provided
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Explain an economic theory. - What is your editor's perspective? - Would you be alright with basic administrative tasks like sealing envelopes? - What countries have you studied in your degree?