I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Bain & Company (New York, NY) in Sep 2015
Interview
I applied for the associate consultant position through my school's on campus recruiting center. The process took around a week. The interviews were all two 30 minute interviews on campus. The interviewers seemed really rushed compared to other firms (mckinsey and bcg). It did not seem like the interviewers cared much about behavioral questions.
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.