I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Milan) in July 2013
Interview
Normal consulting cases. I had 5 interviews
-2 with Managers (40' case + 5/10' motivational)
-2 with Partners / Senior managers (30' case + 10' motivational)
-1 with HR manager (30' motivational)
The overall process was quite fast (2 weeks from the call to the final feedback)
After the feedback in any case it can happen that you wait for months to actually start your job (it happened to a few colleagues).
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.