I applied through university. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Washington, DC) in Oct 2016
Interview
The first interview consisted of two 30 minute interviews back to back where I was asked only a couple background questions before going straight into cases. The cases were relatively simple and the interviewers just wanted to hear my thought process. Definitely be prepared for these though.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me why I wanted to apply to Bain with my background
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.