I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Boston, MA) in Oct 2015
Interview
I applied through the college recruiting process. First round was two 30-minute case interviews on campus, second round was two 45-minute cases at the office. The case format was pretty standard - my first round cases were about profitability. In the second round the cases are more ambiguous and there is less guidance
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Should our company invest in creating a new type of dog food?
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.