I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Associates (Boston, MA) in Dec 2014
Interview
Talked to 5 people and had 1 case interview. Behavioral was pretty standard and the case was not too difficult. You didn't really need any prior knowledge or formulas to solve it. They just wanted to see how you reasoned through it.
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.
