I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (New York, NY) in Oct 2017
Interview
Process was through Referral. Went through phone screening and 2 case interviews. I had previously made it to final round Bain and McK the year prior so I felt comfortable with cases. However one of the interviewers seemed slightly underprepared, which didn't help with case solving. One case (underprepared interviewer) went ok, second case went perfectly. Was told I'd hear back by phone by the end of the week however was never contacted. Followed up twice the following two weeks (after reaching out to interviewers on LinkedIn as well) and then I received a short e-mail reply the following week stating I was not being considered moving forward. Asked for feedback however I was not given any. Not sure if it were because it was a 1) referral 2) non-academic recruiting situation, or 3) because of visa status as the cases were definitely to the standard of a first-round case interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why consulting, why now. Case about Manufacturing handbags and another about a bike rental company.
2 cases for R1. Pretty straightforward cases about revenue optimization opportunities. There was a little bit of market sizing but all data needed was given. No behaviorals asked in round 1 for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What office did you choose and why? Do you have competing offers?
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.