I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Palo Alto, CA) in Nov 2016
Interview
2 typical consulting interviews. First was in person with a manager. Since I was applying for an overseas office, second was a video conference with a manager in Asia. Harder to do a case study over video but it worked out fine. Both had case studies which were expected. Second round had some behavioral questions as well.
Interviewers were really nice, but the process was difficult. Standard level cases and they expected you to take them through multiple business problems. If you practice casing frequently with multiple partners, you should be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please walk me through how you would approach this case.
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