I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2024
Interview
Fairly straightforward with interviewee-led case format. Minimal behavioral aspects and fairly focused on qualitative skills such as math and graphs. Case Topics can cover any variety of the industries that Bain works in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A PE company is looking to acquire a janitorial services company to scale its sanitation abilities. What should they consider?
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.