I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Zürich) in Sep 2023
Interview
First, CV check call. Followed by the online SOVA test. Next step was the invitation to case interview along with access to the preparation material. I had 3 interviews, all of them CV-blind. 1 was behavioral interview - I did not like the way it is, you cannot share any detail about your background and are expected to respond in a robotic way. 2 case interviews - no market sizing at all. Got the feedback the same day. It was strange to get interviewed by an inexperienced consultant (only nine months in consulting and at Bain) younger than myself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral questions and random scenarios that might be encountered in consulting
It was fine. The partner round interviews were less structured and much more difficult. Majority of my interviewers were really nice which made the process better than what I had anticipated.
2 rounds of interviews, each round consisting of 3 interviews with cases. In the first round 2 case interviews and 1 with HR. In the 2nd round you have 3 interviews with more senior profiles like managers and partners.
Interviewers were really nice, but the process was difficult. Standard level cases and they expected you to take them through multiple business problems. If you practice casing frequently with multiple partners, you should be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please walk me through how you would approach this case.