I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Sep 2024
Interview
Good. Interviewers were nice and genuinely and wanted to hear my story. We had a behavioral segment then proceeded into the case interview portion. Behavioral was about 30 mins and two different cases lasting one hour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Bain? Why Consulting? Asked about specific consulting experience on my resume? market size for ice cream in LA?
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.