I applied through university. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Philadelphia, PA) in Oct 2016
Interview
There were two rounds of interviews, each with two interviews. The first round took place on my university campus and they did not ask any behavioral questions (case only) - each interview was 30 minutes. The next round was the next day at a hotel downtown (because there was not time to arrange travel to NY) and was about 45 minutes per round- case + behavioral
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Bain & Company (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2025
Interview
I applied in early to mid July 2025 and received the invitation to the first round interview in mid September. The process was two rounds. The first round was a 1-hour interview with two back to back 30 minute case interviews. The second round was a longer 2 hour interview with a mix of behavorials as well as harder case studies. I got denied after the first round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They gave me two case studies. One was a basic profitability case and the other was a market entry case.
The set up was two case interviews, no behavioral component. They did not ask any personal questions and the cases were back to back. Mine was virtual and over zoom.
There are 2 Rounds of interviews:
1 Round: 2* 40-minute case interview with an associate consultant
2 Round: 3 case interviews with one focusing more on fit/behavioral interview with partners or managing directors
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case interviews are more about profitability and market-entry and market sizing