I applied through college or university. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (New York, NY)
Interview
First round was very simple behavioral questions. If you've read Case in Point, this should be relatively easy and it lasts about 15-20 minutes via phone (I applied from abroad). The next round involved a mental math test to assess quantitative skills. this too was pretty easy since the math wasn't too complicated. The final two rounds were case interviews that lasted between 30 - 45 minutes. Th first 5 minutes of the interview are spent introducing yourself to the interview and vice versa, trying to build some rapport.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing in the interview was out of the ordinary. No ridiculous brainteasers or curveball behavioral questions. It was all very straightforward if you've prepped - the only prep I did was read Case in Point and have one practice case interview with a friend.
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.