I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (London, England)
Interview
Standard online application, was requested to do an online assessment straight away. A few weeks later was invited to a first round interview in London office.
First round interviews consisted of 2 one-to-one interviews. One was a CV + market sizing interview, another was a P&L case.
Was invited to the final round, which consisted of 3 one-to-one interviews. One was a written asessment (given 20 slides to read through in 35 minutes, had to answer several prompts and had to fill in 6 blank slides and present to a manager). Another was a standard case interview with a manager. The last one I did was a CV + short case with a partner.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
First round: Why Bain, Why Consulting
Final round: What were you most proud of
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.