Junior Research Officer (Social Research) practice interview
Questionnaire design, interviews, ethical fieldwork, mixed-method analysis and clear reporting for social studies. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Junior
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
This interview is for an early-career researcher supporting surveys, interviews, analysis and reports on social issues. The panel is assessing whether you can choose sensible methods, treat participants ethically, interpret mixed evidence carefully and communicate findings without academic clutter.
How to prepare
- Revise the strengths and limits of surveys, individual interviews and focus group discussions.
- Practise spotting leading, ambiguous and double-barrelled questionnaire items.
- Review informed participation, confidentiality and secure handling of research records.
- Prepare an example of turning raw responses into themes, tables or a concise finding.
- Think about how you would explain conflicting evidence without hiding it.
Common mistakes
- Choosing a method because it is familiar rather than because it fits the question.
- Treating informed participation as a form to complete instead of an ongoing ethical duty.
- Claiming that a small or unrepresentative sample speaks for an entire population.
- Hiding contradictory responses to make the findings look neater.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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