I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Associates in Apr 2022
Interview
The interviewers asked me questions about my academic background and why I was interested in an internship in economic consulting and antitrust at CRA. Then they asked me to present an empirical project of mine: I described my bachelor thesis and explained the econometrics behind it. Finally, we moved to the discussion of a case study: the estimation of damages in a cartel case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Develop an econometric model to estimate the overcharge that cartel members have to pay final consumers as compensation.
I interviewed at Charles River Associates (Munich, Bavaria)
Interview
I applied online, 3 weeks to call to interview. the interview consisted of introduction and motivation, professional questions (about a merger of my choice and my thesis - mostly methodology) and a cartel damage estimation case study
Two Rounds; the first was an informational interview with two junior staff (analyst and associate). Very friendly, typical interview questions with an emphasis on econometrics and data science backgrounds. The second round was nearly four hours, with one formal case interview and two interviews with Principals.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a project or work experience that used complex data to solve a particular problem or inquiry.
It it a 4 stage interview with same group of people of 3, changing interviewer each round. Behavioural, market sizing, quick maths, inidividual case and group case are all included.