I applied through university. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Chicago, IL) in Sept 2017
Interview
I applied through On Campus Recruiting. The first round consisted of two back-to-back, half-hour case interviews. One of them was a bit tougher to understand, but the overall structure was what I expected. I got notified that I got through to final round the day of the interview and had the final round 4 days later. The cases in final round were less structured and a lot more challenging.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself (this is the only behavioral question I got)
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.