Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Charles River Associates with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 32 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Charles River Associates overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Charles River Associates as a Associate according to 32 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Phone interview: 25%
Presentation: 16%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Group panel interview: 6%
Skills test: 6%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Charles River Associates in May 2017
Interview
First round phone interview lasted about 30 minutes, questions mostly about resume, experience working with data, why consulting. Second round interview with several team members, asked behavioural questions, questions about knowledge of statistics and econometrics, and a short case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why consulting?
Questions about experience working with data
1st round: asking about past experience, why econ consulting, following by a case study. The case study is based on a context asking simple calculations and analysis on whether there are problems.
I applied online. I interviewed at Charles River Associates (Oakland, CA)
Interview
The first round interview involved behavioral questions and a short case study. The final round interview involved behavioral and skills interviews with 3 senior level employees and a case study following independent work.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Charles River Associates (London, England) in Mar 2026
Interview
This was the 3rd round: assessment centre for phd life sciences associate role at their London offices. different rounds of case-study interviews and group projects. approx. 20 candidates came and we were grouped into smaller classes of 5.