I applied through college or university. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Associates (Tallahassee, FL)
Interview
2 interviews, the first one was a zoom just to get to know me. The second was about 3 hours long and was 3 back to back groups of 2 people interviewing me. Some difficult questions were asked. Most were very friendly and welcoming.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you had to clean data for use in a project in work or school and describe your process.
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.