Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Charles River Associates with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Analyst roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 122 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Charles River Associates overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Charles River Associates as a Analyst according to 122 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 6%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 1%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Associates
Interview
Had a brief interview over the phone where the majority of the time was dedicated to explaining the position to ME. They immediately offered to fly me out the following week for a super day. I arrived day of where 4 other people were being interviewed. Throughout the day, the interviewers were very conversational and it seemed like they were trying to sell me on the position rather. At the end of the day, I was given a couple of cases and given an hour to present on them. This was not a typical consulting case, but more in line with the type of investigation work they deal with. The interviewer asked a couple of questions as I went, but I felt confident in my answers and performance. I felt throughout the process that they were trying to sell me on the company rather than finding out why I was a good fit. Was blindsided when I did not receive an offer. Maybe I should've made a greater effort to shift the conversation into a discussion about me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why CRA?
How did my background fit?
Be prepared to review materials and talk about them
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.