I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Charles River Associates (Washington, DC) in Jan 2016
Interview
Applied through college. Took 2 months before we scheduled an interview. First round was over the phone for one 30 minute interview. Second round was over Skype and consisted of two 30 minute interviews. I was not prepared to speak about my entire resume and did not put enough detail into preparing answers so I did not get the offer. Did not hear back for over a month after the second round.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe a quantitative project you have worked on in detail.
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.