Overall, my impression of Bain is positive, however the interviews were not very pleasant. First round was three back-to-back interviews. Two cases and one personal/behavioral interview. Planned 5 min break between each interview, but poor time management led to no breaks during the 3 hours. The case was much harder than the practice cases they have on their website, and the cases they provide in the preparations. The behavioral interview felt artificial, since the interviewer asked a list of planned questions that were unnatural and you had to make up many hypothetical scenarios.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you cannot solve a problem and your manager is not available?
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.