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 through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Associates (Tallahassee, FL) in Apr 2015
Interview
A friend of mine at another consulting firm referred me to someone in recruiting at CRA, I was also referred by an Associate Principal after meeting her on campus. I met with a VP to discuss/learn more about CRA. My formal interview consisted of meeting with groups of employees throughout a day and going to lunch with a couple of them.
The interview was straightforward and seemed to be mostly focused on how well I would fit in with the office and whether I could see myself enjoying the work. There was some discussing of statistics and a good amount of discussion of my background/education.
I had a very positive experience with everyone throughout the interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was given an example regression and asked how the coefficient on the interaction term would be interpreted.
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.