I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Associates in Oct 2024
Interview
The overall process did not seem well organized. For my 30-minute zoom interview, I was assigned to two interviewers, but one only stayed on the line for several minutes because he had to get to another meeting. It seems there's little collaboration and communication between the office and HR, for they could have assigned another interviewer beforehand or not at all since the interview was scheduled really early in advance. The interviewer who stayed was casual but did not particularly seem like they wanted to be doing the interview.
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.
