I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (London, England) in Nov 2010
Interview
I applied online to Bain and was invited to their 1st round interview. I really enjoyed the interview process for Bain. The HR people actually put an effort to make applicants feel at home (taking pictures of candidates, providing refreshments, sitting with candidates in between interviews to take the stress out of the situation). The 1st round interview consisted of two interview: one was a fit interview with a small case at the end; the second was a larger case interview. It is important to be highly structured when approaching these.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you worked in a team? What would you change about this?
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.
2 rounds of 3 interviews.
The first round includes a fit interview.
All interviews feel very relaxed, but they still expect you to move through the case fast and in a structured way.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle a client who is feeling anxious/fearful?