I interviewed at Harvard Business School in Sept 2025
Difficult interview
Application
I interviewed at Harvard Business School
Interview
I had a phone screen with an HR recruiter, next step was a take home tech test with programming and written stuff, 1:1 with profs about research interests and technical skills
Interview
I've had two rounds till now, first was a 40 mins zoom call with the HR, it was pretty simple and straightforward, talking about research interests, previous experiences and future plans. The next round was a 90 mins quantitative exercise. The exercise wasn't too difficult to be completed in the given time period.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time during your research when you faced a challenge, and how did you overcome it?
Two rounds. One with admin people and the other with faculty. Standard questions. I was also asked for coding sample. Questions mostly related to prior research experience and also fluency in econometrics and prior coding experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe an empirical research project and tell me which coding languages you are familiar with