I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Oct 2015
Interview
Applied via on campus recruiting & received an interview offer within days. One of my interviewers was fantastic, and the other was terrible.
I was told that "We need to investigate this further" was a legitimate decision for a market entry case. I was under the impression that it was better to come to a decision that went one way or another, and to simply justify it. Not sure if this is dependent on your interviewer, but just an option to keep in mind.
My other interview was a simple market sizing/profitability case. However, my interviewer kept asking me irrelevant questions to throw me off, then became impatient & disinterested.
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.
