I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Princeton, NJ) in Sept 2015
Interview
Two thirty minute interviews; case study for about 20 minutes and then 10 minutes to talk about your resume. You have to prepare for the cases. Read Case in Point or another book like that because it is quite literally how they interview you. Obviously don't quote the book directly, pretend like you came up with the approach yourself. That's what the company looks for - people who can recycle ideas but pretend that their original.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case studies were the main focus. Be sure to read Case in Point
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.
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Question 1
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever had a colleague who didn't work out and how did you handle it?