Flexibility is another important aspect of the job. As I often had more than one project to divide my time between, it was essential to be in communication about what I had going on, what tasks took priority, and what expected deadlines were. Molly: One of the most important skills to hone while at CRA is communication. What is a piece of advice you’d give to future CRA interns?
We had great seats, the weather was perfect, and it was a fun way to get to know my co-workers. I follow baseball (I’m a Mets fan) and had never been to Fenway. Will: My favorite time at CRA was the Intern Red Sox game. I really appreciated the culture that CRA cultivates. Our team eats lunch together every day and often meets up after work for happy hour or to play soccer, which made it much easier to meet everyone. Molly: I was surprised by how often people at CRA like to spend time together outside of work. Also, the Competition analysts get lunch together every day.ĭescribe either your favorite moment or the biggest surprise while interning at CRA: Some days there are meetings with clients to answer questions about data. I coordinate with fellow analysts to make sure we are treating fields the same, or to ask a coding question. Generally, I use STATA and Excel to prepare a dataset and run some analyses to either support our experts or fulfill a Federal Trade Commission request. Will: Every day is different depending on the stage your projects are in. Sometimes that is spending the day doing research, making schedules and putting together analyses, attending meetings for updates about a case, or quality checking a report. Molly: There is no set routine, so what I do on a given day is determined by whatever tasks take the most priority. What does a typical day in the office look like for you? What defines a company’s market? Is it regional or national? Are two companies’ products substitutes or are they too different? Further, because the competition practice works in diverse industries, you gain exposure to deals between major companies as well as firms in niche industries you never considered. Because of antitrust law’s focus on market power, working in the competition practice means learning about market structure for various industries. Will: I have had the opportunity to work on projects in a diverse set of industries including health care, broadcasting, and consumer products.
Even in my short time here, I have seen the range of cases CRA takes on. One deals with alleged patent infringement, and the other is a valuation case. Since transitioning to the Intellectual Property practice, I have worked on two different cases. I worked primarily on one case in which we were tasked with determining whether a company was solvent at a particular point in time. In addition to a valuation case study during my first week, I spent the first half of my summer in the Financial Accounting & Valuation practice. Molly: This summer I worked in two different practices at CRA. Here, our interns give brief overviews of their project experiences. They help with ongoing cases, contribute to final client reports, and learn a multitude of hard and soft skills while working with their project teams. Interns jump into projects on day one at CRA. Office and practice: Boston Antitrust & Competition Economicsįun fact: During the school year I host a college radio show. Office and practice: Chicago Financial Accounting & Valuation and Intellectual Propertyįun fact: I am a double major in Finance and Film and spent the past semester studying abroad in Ireland. Take a peek into our program, and hear what several analyst interns had to share about their summer at CRA. Interns have an opportunity to work on several projects alongside their teams, attend all-staff meetings, complete trainings, and enjoy fun office events. During their time with us interns are fully absorbed into life at CRA, and their experiences mirror that of full-time staff members.
This year, CRA welcomed a class of over 40 interns who were spread across our offices from San Francisco to Brussels.
Meet our 2019 summer interns! For many years, CRA has offered a consulting internship program for undergraduate and graduate-level students.
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