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The fit questions were very general, - Tell me about yourself. - why Bain? - Why consulting (I'm an engineer)? - Did you apply anywhere else? What do you think consultants do? I advise you on preparing all of the interview questions in Case In Point. Moving on to the case study. Since this was an internship interview, the cases were not as difficult as some of the ones I've seen in Case In Point. The interviewers in the first and final round were very friendly and were guiding me throughout the process. They gave me so much time to think about the answers and when doing long calculations (sometimes as long as 2 minutes). One case was about a new flight route, another was about a company's profit rate decreasing because of one of its products. The last one was about how oil in a specific country should be utilized and how electricity consumption can be minimized throughout the country.
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Associate Consultant Intern (6 Months)

Interviewed at Bain & Company

4.3
May 29, 2015

The fit questions were very general, - Tell me about yourself. - why Bain? - Why consulting (I'm an engineer)? - Did you apply anywhere else? What do you think consultants do? I advise you on preparing all of the interview questions in Case In Point. Moving on to the case study. Since this was an internship interview, the cases were not as difficult as some of the ones I've seen in Case In Point. The interviewers in the first and final round were very friendly and were guiding me throughout the process. They gave me so much time to think about the answers and when doing long calculations (sometimes as long as 2 minutes). One case was about a new flight route, another was about a company's profit rate decreasing because of one of its products. The last one was about how oil in a specific country should be utilized and how electricity consumption can be minimized throughout the country.

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.
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Associate Consultant

Interviewed at Bain & Company

4.3
Jan 11, 2016

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.

These will be fairly standard case interviews. Almost all of mine had some component of proposed expansion to current businesses and analyzing profitability of the new venture. One was more supply-chain focused and the objective was to cut costs. I had everything from catalytic converter manufacturers to frozen dog food suppliers as clients. Even if you know little about the industry, you can still work through the case.
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Associate Consultant Intern

Interviewed at Bain & Company

4.3
Apr 1, 2017

These will be fairly standard case interviews. Almost all of mine had some component of proposed expansion to current businesses and analyzing profitability of the new venture. One was more supply-chain focused and the objective was to cut costs. I had everything from catalytic converter manufacturers to frozen dog food suppliers as clients. Even if you know little about the industry, you can still work through the case.

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