I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Charles River Associates in Apr 2025
Interview
The interview lasted around 1 hour. It was online with a senior associate adb a director. I was firstly asked CV based questions and motivation to apply. And later, I was presented with a case study about supermarket merger. Fairly average competition econ basics.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Define the relevant geographic market. Remedies that can be proposed to get merger approved.
I interviewed at Charles River Associates (Munich, Bavaria)
Interview
I applied online, 3 weeks to call to interview. the interview consisted of introduction and motivation, professional questions (about a merger of my choice and my thesis - mostly methodology) and a cartel damage estimation case study
Two Rounds; the first was an informational interview with two junior staff (analyst and associate). Very friendly, typical interview questions with an emphasis on econometrics and data science backgrounds. The second round was nearly four hours, with one formal case interview and two interviews with Principals.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a project or work experience that used complex data to solve a particular problem or inquiry.
It it a 4 stage interview with same group of people of 3, changing interviewer each round. Behavioural, market sizing, quick maths, inidividual case and group case are all included.
