I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Charles River Associates (Cambridge, MA) in Oct 2015
Interview
I applied through campus recruiting. The process took about a week and I was referred to interview with Marakon, their management consulting arm via phone a few days after the on-campus interview. The CRA interview was behavioral with two interviewers, and the Marakon interview was over the phone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you asked for help and then applied it to another experience.
Tell me about a time when you dealt with uncertainty/ambiguity.
Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a team member.
Tell me about a recent technical skill you gained.
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.
