I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Washington, DC) in Sep 2018
Interview
Did on campus first round interview after resume submission. I was given two cases that were fairly easy with only one behavioral question. Was then sent along to the final office round in DC. In the final round, I was also given two very easy cases and a few short behavioral questions. A few hours later they called me and said they wouldn't be giving me an offer. It was a bit surprising both that the cases were very easy and there was never a formal behavioral interview. Definitely disappointing to see that Bain put forth minimal effort in the interview process and hardly tried to make distinctions between a strong group of final round interviewees.
2 rounds of interviews, each round consisting of 3 interviews with cases. In the first round 2 case interviews and 1 with HR. In the 2nd round you have 3 interviews with more senior profiles like managers and partners.
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?