I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Madrid)
Interview
Typical consulting interview: resume review, business case and time for questions (1/3 each), Two rounds with two interviews each: first round with Manager level, second round with Principal or Partners. Before that, I had to take a test, which had a format similar to GMAT tests.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Business case, it will change from interview to interview
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.