The first stage in an excel exam, reviewing basic econometric skills. and include some index questions. The second stage is a panel interview examining your qualification for the position in general and review your previous . The third stage focus on economic analysis and econometrics. You are asked to provide your analysis to contemporary issues in the global economy and answer specific econometric modelling questions

I applied for the Economist role in The Economist Group. The job requirement emphasized economic forecasting and econometrics. I was given a half an hour excel test. The test comprises three questions. The first one is to do a regression and use the regression to forecast. And you need to make a comment on the model and how to improve the model. The second question is an index question, when I took the test I didn't even get a clue. The third question is to collect data from a spreadsheet. It is very easy, but you need to be really quick because of the time pressure.