I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Philadelphia, PA) in Oct 2016
Interview
First round was two cases and no behavioral, which was frustrating because it seemed like they just didn't care about your personality. Final round was scheduled for the day after first round, so very quick turnaround. They did put 2 15min behavioral into second round, but I didn't progress to there.
Interview questions [1]
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Two cases, one about pension insurance and the other about consumer retail
Really smooth and clear. Was supported at every stage and felt like I could clearly demonstrate my skills. Found the casing harder than expected but behaviorals were genuinely interesting to answer.
Interview questions [1]
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Imagine you are working on an M&A case and you meet a friend for dinner who works for that company and has just been fired. He reports huge issues that are non-public material information. What would you do?
I applied through university. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Mar 2026
Interview
Very Professional and Structured. Unique way of process with the behavioural and written case on top of the standard case. 2 round, total 5 interviews.
All the interviewers are really nice, genuinely want you to succeed.
MBA on-campus recruiting cycle. One super day of two cases and one behavioral. All done by partners. Countless coffee chats before actual interview day. Interview was in-person, but not at local office for which we were interviewing.
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Question 1
Have you ever had a colleague who didn't work out and how did you handle it?