I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Charles River Associates
Interview
Applied through University Recruiting and interviewed on campus. Basically just a 30 minute behavioral interview for first round. They seem to be very concentrated on technical skills (model building, using STATA and R.. etc.) and less on traditional behavioral questions. They also value research experience immensely. Difficult to find undergrads who have such extensive data analysis skills. Definitely know your statistical software in and out.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why CRA
Do you have any experience modeling
Can you tell us about an experience when you had to use STATA
Tell us about a time when you had to handle a lot of data
Two technical interviews, with example real world scenarios. Real world scenarios could be BEC, ransomware, or dead-box forensics. Then, two "personality/vibe" interviews, where they asked about how you handle failure, difficult or new scenarios, and what your work approach is.
There are two rounds of interview for incoming analysts, One with two juniors, fairly quick and not technical. There was also a second interview with 4 rounds, each of which was with a more senior level person
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why I am interested in the practice area I applied for
Smooth. 2 rounds of interview. A lot of questions surrounding research experiences and data processing. Not too many technicals. Many fit questions as well. Generally not difficult and got back to me pretty fast.