I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company
Interview
Applied via career website, got the interview 2 weeks later with 10 days to prep. Did about 20 cases, read a lot, but this was not nearly enough. First round was two cases, first one was fine with a friendly associate. The second was a case at least 3 times harder than anything you might see in case workbooks or case in point - had to quickly dissect a convoluted graph to then calculate break even and ROI with one other piece of information the interviewer provided verbally, all while the interviewer furiously took notes on everything I said and did. Impossible unless you've prepped substantially via consulting clubs, coaches, etc.
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.