I applied through university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Durham, NC) in Sep 2016
Interview
Got a first round interview scheduled 4 days after applying through my university. There was a case prep workshop and reception beforehand in which we got to meet our interviewers. The interview was 2 30 min. case studies. To accommodate time for questions, I had one behavioral question in the first interview ("Tell me about yourself") and none in the second one. The cases were both of medium difficulty - the first was more quantitative and the second was more strategy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you size the casual dining industry in the U.S.?
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.