I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Londres, Angleterre) in Dec 2016
Interview
Applied online, did relatively simple online test. First round consisted of 1 case interview and 1 competency + market sizing interview (both ~35-40 minutes). Final round was one "interactive written case" and two case interviews with managers/partners. Was told after first round that if you are doing well they are likely to push you with off-the-cuff challenging questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to deal with a conflict?
Market entry, profitability, and growth cases.
Written case involved going through ~30 slides of info and presenting findings, involved filling in a table of data which required many calculations.
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.