I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (New York, NY) in Jan 2016
Interview
One of the best interview experience I've ever had! Applied online from a non-target early October and got invited to a first round interview beginning of January. First round consisted of two 30 minutes interviews with Associate Consultants and Consultants in the Boston office. Cases were pretty straight forward (breakeven and profitability) that took around 20 minutes with 10ish minutes at the end dedicated to fit questions. Second round were two 45 minutes interview with recruiting Partners (30 minutes case, 15 minutes fit). First round was a bit on the easier side if you prepare, perhaps 6/10 in terms of difficulty with second round being a bit more difficult (8/10). Honestly, it would be fine if you do the usual consulting prep.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Bain?
Why (the region that you applied)?
Tell me about yourself
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.