I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (New York, NY) in Oct 2017
Interview
Process was through Referral. Went through phone screening and 2 case interviews. I had previously made it to final round Bain and McK the year prior so I felt comfortable with cases. However one of the interviewers seemed slightly underprepared, which didn't help with case solving. One case (underprepared interviewer) went ok, second case went perfectly. Was told I'd hear back by phone by the end of the week however was never contacted. Followed up twice the following two weeks (after reaching out to interviewers on LinkedIn as well) and then I received a short e-mail reply the following week stating I was not being considered moving forward. Asked for feedback however I was not given any. Not sure if it were because it was a 1) referral 2) non-academic recruiting situation, or 3) because of visa status as the cases were definitely to the standard of a first-round case interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why consulting, why now. Case about Manufacturing handbags and another about a bike rental company.
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.