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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The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Associates in Nov 2011
Interview
First Round: Two separate 30 min phone interviews with VPs in the IP practice. Casual format. They just asked me to describe my background and walk them through my resume. Time at the end for my questions.
Second Round: Office visit with dinner the night before with two associates. I had 2 behavioral interviews, a case interview, and a writing sample, plus lunch with two analysts. The case was pretty informal. We just talked through how I would value damages in a patent infringement case.
Advice: Fit is probably the most important part of the interview. They're looking for smart people who are incredibly self motivated. Case staffing is done by VPs, so you'll have to network your way onto cases. They want to see that you'll be able to do that. Also, emphasize any coursework or experience you have in valuation (this was my weak point).
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Patent infringement case/role play
1) what damages theories apply?
2) what information would you need to collect
3) talk through one of the specific theories
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.