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
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Bain & Company in May 2016
Interview
Six interviews, three rounds of two interviews each. It was one of the toughest and most challanging processes I went through. A couple of case interviews were really difficult, with a sky-high level of ambiguity and plenty of curveball questions being thrown at me. However, two cases were pretty simple and straight forward. The fit portion was not as long as in most consulting firms. My general feeling is that Bain cares more about your creativity, insights and communication rather than your case-answering and structuring skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
5-10min - Fit questions (Why consulting, why Bain, why leaving your previous job, etc)
30-40min - Case interview
5-10min - Candidate questions
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.