I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Boston, MA) in Jan 2013
Interview
send in resume and cover letter. they contact you if they want to interview you, and if you do well you get invited for second rounds. the 1st two interviews (1st round) is one case interview, and one personality, where you just chat with the interviewer and try to make yourself stand out. the 2nd round is 50/50 case and personality (maybe more case, depending on the interviewer).
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
-Standard case interview, and qustioning me on some of my assumptions.
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.