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Charles River Associates

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Review of one of the smaller offices in competition practice - Associate Charles River Associates Employee Review

4.0
Jun 21, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Get to develop good skills (SAS, Stata, analytic thinking, attention to detail, etc). Great co-workers. Good work-life balance. Get to work on high profile projects (though not all projects are high profile). Good launchpad for next steps. Very good healthcare benefits.

Cons

Work can sometimes be tedious (document review, checking footnotes, etc). Some project managers are better to work with than others. Sometimes have to work long hours or weekends. No compensation for extra hours (this might not be an issue in bigger offices). Pay is below other economic consulting firms.

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