I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Madison, WI) in Oct 2015
Interview
I got the interview from campus recruiting. It was back to back interview. One person asked about my background first and then move on to behavior questions and cases. Then continued with another interviewer and started with case interview directly.There are two cases in the interview. One of them is about entering into a new industry and the other case is about reducing cost. I was asked to do the cases first and then prepare for a presentation for the CEO of the company in cases.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and why you chose consulting?
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.
2 rounds of 3 interviews.
The first round includes a fit interview.
All interviews feel very relaxed, but they still expect you to move through the case fast and in a structured way.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle a client who is feeling anxious/fearful?
