I applied online. I interviewed at Charles River Associates in July 2020
Interview
Interviewed after PhD symposium. First round was ~45 minutes with one consultant. Standard interview with fit and case, and ~5 minutes at the end for Q&A.
Final round was 4 back-to-back interviews, one lunch with two consultants and one presentation on the topic candidates choose. Overall good experience but one case interview was with a lot of pressure, as being challenged consistently by the interviewer. Other interviewers were super nice though.
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Why consulting and why CRA. Standard life science case with market size estimation, etc.
one hour included 30 min fit interview and 30 min case study. Questions: a) describe a research study you've done; b) which monopoly cases do you find interesting c) how do you estimate monopoly/oligipoly econometrically
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how do you estimate monopoly/oligipoly econometrically
Had the first round interview.. just behavioral getting to know you but the interviewers seemed very disinterested and tired. it seemed like they already had someone in mind but were doing this out of a task.
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Tell us about your experiences and how they align with CRA job role
The interviews ran back to back. 2 case interviews followed by a bebavioural interview with a partner. The 2 cases included guestimation questions. One is life science, the other is not.
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A time you worked in a team Why consulting Why CRA