I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Associates in Feb 2011
Interview
Phone interview was a behavioral/background type of interview with an Analyst. The in-person interview consisted of 3 case interviews and 1 additional behavioral/background interview with Senior Associates and Principals. I had to call HR myself several times before they informed me that they went ahead with another candidate.
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.