I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2016
Interview
-general info session on campus- + -sign up for coffee chats
1.Online Portal (school recruiting)
-if made it past 1, invited to info sessions about first round expectations- focus on cases
2. First Round
-if made it past 2, invited to info sessions about second round expectations- slightly more personal
3. Final Round
-Yay! or Not
overall, a very well thought out/planned process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical case/personal questions
Very friendly teams/recruiters
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.