I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Oct 2016
Interview
I interviewed through on-campus recruiting. There were first two 45 minute case interviews with a couple of behavioral questions. Then I was flown out to their office and did 4 30 minute interviews. 3 of them were case interviews and the other was behavioral. The second round was less standard and it became clear that social fit was being assessed just as much as case performance.
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.