Overall, my impression of Bain is positive, however the interviews were not very pleasant. First round was three back-to-back interviews. Two cases and one personal/behavioral interview. Planned 5 min break between each interview, but poor time management led to no breaks during the 3 hours. The case was much harder than the practice cases they have on their website, and the cases they provide in the preparations. The behavioral interview felt artificial, since the interviewer asked a list of planned questions that were unnatural and you had to make up many hypothetical scenarios.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you cannot solve a problem and your manager is not available?
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.