I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Boston, MA) in Feb 2025
Interview
Great! It went everything smoothly.
My interviewers were kind and refrained form talking badly about other consulting companies. The culture difference can be perceived.
Only thing is that I have been called by 3 or 4 different HR partners. Would be cool to always have the same HR partner.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What attracts you to Bain?
And what are the factors that attract you to the other MBB companies?
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.