I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cornerstone Research (Menlo Park, CA) in Feb 2011
Interview
Got the Interview from on campus recruiting. Had no experience with Economic Consulting. Actually, I was very likely the only non-economics major in their final round. Had a total of 6 case interviews for the 2 rounds, 2 for the first round and the other 4 for the second round. All cases are from different industries ranging from security damage to antitrust to IP..... Didn't really prepare in terms of the types of the cases since I was only preparing for strategy/management consulting case interviews previously. However, still somehow managed to get through the interview and was placed in their waiting list, after one week of waiting, was extended an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you use statistics to examine if the airline is manipulating prices.
I interviewed at Cornerstone Research (Menlo Park, CA)
Interview
The interview was split between behavioral (20 mins) and a economic case. This is the first round, once you do this you will have more case rounds. The superday is 4 back to back cases (40 mins each) in person.
The interview process was succinct, but it was difficult. Depending on the office, they take only a few candidates, so it is extremely competitive, so bring your A-game; you will need to be near-perfect.
I interviewed at Cornerstone Research (Chicago, IL)
Interview
Round 1 consisted of two interviewers. Each one asked a few behavioral questions, followed by a short case. Both interviewers were definitely conversational and easy-going. Each interview is around 30 minutes long.
