The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (New York, NY) in Oct 2011
Interview
two back-to-back, one-on-one interview with an analyst from the boston office and new york office respectively.
they interviewed a lot of people on the same day, so don't expect they will give you the time of the day to either explain their own backgrounds/ listen to your story
went straight ahead for two case interviews, each 30-35mins, and 5 mins for q and a
one case on whether or not to purchase a shop from a friend, and another one about a manufacturer.
honestly, cases were not difficult, but the attitudes of the interviewer could sway the entire mood / flow of the interview. i had a wonderful flow with the first guy, but the second girl was simply awful. mainly because she seemed disinterested to interview you in the first place, looked around while conversing with you, and second of all, she threw a case out from her head - meaning, i did not even know whether she was playing around with me or... she just knew the case SO well.
I applied online. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Athens, Athens, Attica)
Interview
Firstly there was an online test. Then 5 rounds of interviews. First round is a market sizing case and then business cases. They give subscription to casecoach to help candidates prepare
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Estimate the annual revenues of a restaurant in London.
Had guestimation and case study round. Both the rounds were quite easy. Interviewer was chill. Questions were asked based on Microsoft apps like word, excel. Other quality based questions were also asked. This is for internship role
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
2 rounds, 1 round only case B2B 30 minute with different people. Applied by a referral. Great experience I just wasn't up to par on my case interview prep. Needed to practice more.
