Charles River Associates Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Charles River Associates.
Charles River Associates
Analyst
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Case
Had a virtual 45-minute interview with two employees for the Life Science Practice. The first half was typical behavioral questions, and then we did a case-style problem that didn't need any prep. They gave us plenty of time to work through the four-part problem.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What sparked your interest in life sciences?
Charles River Associates
Analyst
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Presentation
I applied online for the full-time entry level analyst position in Oakland Antitrust & Competition Practice. They got in touch within two weeks for a 45-minute first round interview with a Senior Associate (PhD) and an Associate. The first 15 mins, the PhD asked me basic questions about my resume and asked me to walk through my projects. Then, for 25 mins, the Associate presented a case through a shared Word doc on screen. It had three figures: a table, then two graphs. They left 5 mins for my questions. It was a good experience overall, but the case was way harder than the internship first round case last year.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you tell me why you're interested in Economic Consulting or CRA specifically?
- Please discuss item X as detailed on your resume or cover letter.
Charles River Associates
Analyst
Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Case
I had one interview that lasted for an hour and it involved a case study. The first part of the interview focused on a research experience I had, and they asked very specific questions about the data. There were two interviewers, one senior analyst and one junior analyst. They were both really nice and helped me out with the case, especially since I went over the time limit.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe the data cleaning process you used for Project XYZ?
Charles River Associates Analyst Interview Questions
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“What would be the current market influence if peanut prices are projected to rise in seven months?”
Read reports →“How would you go about defining the market for organic supermarkets if two were attempting to merge and what data would you provide to make the case that there are no anti-competitive effects as a result?”
Read reports →“If two organic supermarkets were trying to merge, how would you define the market and what data would you provide to support the argument that there are no anti-competitive effects?”
Read reports →“How would you explain the concept of a statistical regression to someone who doesn't know much about economics or statistics?”
Read reports →“Given this dataset, how would you handle the incomplete information to prepare it for STATA or SAS?”
Read report →“Can you define omitted variable bias and explain how you would communicate it to a client?”
Read report →“Can you work through this case study on Google's licensing terms surrounding Google Play?”
Read report →“What data would be necessary to analyze a specific XYZ problem or construct a model for a given phenomenon?”
Read report →“Imagine an investor wants to open a coffee shop in the lobby here and make money within the first year. How would you approach this?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 151 Charles River Associates interview reports.