No prep needed. It's one of the easiest cases you'll get. No slides or graphs, and you probably won't have to do any math. I interviewed for the IP practice, and we just talked through a patent infringement case. The three things I had to cover were 1) list applicable damages theories 2) decide what info I'd need to collect 3) in-depth analysis of one of the damages theories. Which office/practice are you applying for?

 

Hello guys I know it is an old thread but could you share more thoughts on the strategic consulting interview of CRA? I was told there was both a business case and a financial case but I wonder how much econ/financial knowledge I am supposed to know...did not come from a business background so pretty worried. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

 

I haven't interviewed with the financial markets practice, but I interviewed with the IP practice. As I understand it, the interviews are very office specific. The process for me was two phone interviews, followed by an office visit, which included:

-Dinner with 2 associates -3 behavioral interviews -Writing sample -Case interview -Lunch with 2 1st year analysts

Hope this helps. PM me if you want to talk about it a little more. By the way this was for FT, and I didn't go through OCR. I'm not sure what the process is like for SA.

 
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