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 62.8% 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%
Background check: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Associates (Oakland, CA) in Oct 2025
Interview
I applied online for the full-time entry level position out of undergrad (Analyst) in Oakland Antitrust & Competition Practice. They reached out within a couple weeks for a 45-minute first round interview with a Senior Associate (PhD) and an Associate. First 15 mins, PhD asked me simple questions about my resume, asked me to explain my projects. Then, 25 mins the Associate presented a case through a share-screen Word doc. It had three figures, first was a table, then two graphs. 5 mins for my questions. Overall, a good experience, but the case was MUCH more difficult than the internship first round case last year.
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.