I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Chicago, IL) in Sept 2016
Interview
Hiring and interview are challenging but pretty straightforward. First rounds are two cases back to back with separate people. Second rounds are three cases and a behavioral. First rounds were conducted with consultants while second rounds had a few managers as well. The best thing is that they want to help you- someone called ahead of time to give me a practice case, and both of my first round interviewers were willing to call me with feedback before my second rounds.
Interviewers were really nice, but the process was difficult. Standard level cases and they expected you to take them through multiple business problems. If you practice casing frequently with multiple partners, you should be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please walk me through how you would approach this case.
2 cases for R1. Pretty straightforward cases about revenue optimization opportunities. There was a little bit of market sizing but all data needed was given. No behaviorals asked in round 1 for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What office did you choose and why? Do you have competing offers?
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