I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2015
Interview
Applied online and interviewed on campus. First round was 2 x 30 minutes case interview. First interviewer was nice and case was easy. Second interviewer was demeaning and case was very complicated. Second interviewer was also not to the point and gave misleading hints. No behavioral questions cause time ran out doing case in both instances.
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.