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Charles River Associates interviews FAQs
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%
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 6%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Associates (Boston, MA) in Nov 2021
Interview
I interviewed with 2 people, a first-year analyst and a manager, in a group panel. Around 2 weeks after the interview, I was told that I was rejected. I was surprised by the result.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
past internship experiences
walk through resume
any interests or experience related to economics and policy (their major business)
hobbies
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.