I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Durham, NC) in Sep 2015
Interview
2 back to back case interviews. The first one is a market sizing case. Second one is a market entry case. Every case is about 30 minutes. One is interviewer driven case and one is self driven case. The interviewer talked with me about my previous project experience and then started the case interview. After first interview finished, I was taken to another room immediately.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The market sizing case is relatively quantitive because you have to estimate many factors and make many assumptions. The interviewer may challenge you. The Market Entry case is a little easier because you have more information. Also some behavioral questions such as why consulting, why this office and previous internship experiences.
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.