I have a 2nd rounder at CRA, Anyone have any tips or ideas of cases I may receive?
What is the best way to go about preparing for the case interview?
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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?
On the business consulting side, expect 2 cases (one qual, one quant), and a third conversation going deep on a analytical situation (more resume-based).
Can expect typical case setup (e.g., market-sizing) to other management consulting firms. If you're interviewing for a specific industry group, you may get a case with a theme from that industry.
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.
Charles River Associates - financial markets practice and interview insights (Originally Posted: 03/27/2012)
Anyone have any experience interviewing for this firm in the financial markets practice? Insight on the interviews?
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.
Charles River Second Round Interview (Originally Posted: 01/09/2013)
Hey guys, I have a second round interview with CRA's Antitrust and Competition practice. I have no idea what kind of cases to expect for this particular practice. If somebody had a similar experience please share.
From other discussion forums, it seems that cases would focus on microecon.
It would be also good to look at Industrial Organization topics: market definition, competition, monopoly, etc.
And of course, as with any econ consulting, there will be focus on applied econometrics.
I'd also like to learn from someone who has gone through this process.
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