I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Associates (Boston, MA) in Sep 2013
Interview
Phone Interview followed by cases studies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview process didn't really have any surprises but I should have known more about the company. General questions:
Can you talk about your academic background?
Why are you interested in working at CRAI?
What technical background do you have in Stata/Excel/SAS?
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.