I applied online. I interviewed at Charles River Associates in Nov 2022
Interview
Group interview with 4 sessions. Candidates were randomly assigned into 5-6 people per group. Sessions included market size estimation, behavioral assessment, group case study, and individual case study. Ice breaker questions were raised in the beginning of each sessions. Friendly atmosphere.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the market size of chocolate bar in the UK? The last icebreaking question was: Please introduce the person sitting on your right hand side.
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.
