I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (London, England) in Dec 2015
Interview
Online application followed by online testing (maths and verbal). The first round interview is CV+ market estimation and case study. The market estimation was quite standard as were the CV questions. The case involved a lot of maths but wasn't too complicated. Both interviewers were very friendly. The second round was three case studies. The first involved going through a lot of data in a limited time period. I suggest you go through everything quickly and eliminate the irrelevant slides. This and the last regular case interview was fine. Unfortunately I struggled with a case that involved a lot of division and got flustered (practice long division and don't get flustered!). Everyone is really fantastic at Bain.
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.