I applied online. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Nov 2020
Interview
It was pretty standard. Interviewer was friendly and asked many standard fit questions. Case was easy and lasted 30 minutes. Market sizing was a bit out of the ordinary and nevertheless manageable
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (München, Bayern) in Nov 2021
Interview
First set of interviews on day 14 after sending application: 30 mins Senior Director and Senior Specialist; 30 mins Senior Specialist; 30 mins Senior Manager. Second set of interviews on day ten after first set of interviews: 60 mins Associates and Senior; 30 mins Senior Manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Justify the how and why of choosing the research method for your dissertation. Apart from tasks listed on your references which impact and stimulus did you achieve when working with people in an organisation? Apart from any data you can find on the internet, what would you tell a friend about Bain & Company? Other technical and personal fit questions like strenghts/major weakness, working on a team, communication on matters of conflict, mistake and task prioritisation. Illustrating situations of individual behaviour, empathy and emotion towards clients and members of the organisation.
Case interview and fit interviews. 2 rounds. First round was standard easier cases in my location, second round had us fly out to the office of our choice and had 2 case and one fit interview with two partners and the head of office.