I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (London, England) in July 2016
Interview
Submit CV & Cover Letter online, online aptitude test (numerical & data interpretation), first round interviews consisting of an experience interview with market sizing with Senior Associate Consultant and a case interview with a consultant. Final round interviews were 3 separate case interviews with two Managers and one Partner. Overall experience was very positive. Recruitment team were quick with correspondence, and dates were very flexible. Quality of feedback is excellent, and I could really feel the overall atmosphere that everyone wants you to succeed, from when you first apply all the way to after you don't quite make it this time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Competence question - tell me about about a time you persuaded someone to follow your idea.
Market sizing - Estimate the revenue of Spotify UK
Various Case Studies
2 rounds, 1st round 2 small cases, not very difficult , market entry cases.
2nd long case with a deck to read and prepare answers..45 mins to read, 15 mins to answer
Three rounds of interviews, generally 2 rounds in person or remote with live consultants. Each round involves a 2-3 case interviews each, which generally also include a set of behavioural questions.
Drei Interviewrunden, je ein Interviewer: zwei englischsprachige Case Studies (Interviewer-geführt, strukturiert) sowie Personal Fit mit situativen Fragen ohne CV-Bezug - keine Angaben zu Praktika oder Uni gefragt. Stattdessen Reaktionsfragen à la „Wie würdest du in Situation XYZ reagieren?". Mit solider Vorbereitung nichts Unerwartetes. Alle Interviewer sehr freundlich und aufgeschlossen — angenehme, entspannte Atmosphäre throughout.