I applied through university. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Feb 2016
Interview
Two back to back 30 minute case interviews, with five minutes at the end for general chit chat. Interviewers were both pretty direct and almost impatient during the cases, but completely opened up and were friendly at the end. Got a call no less than five hours later saying they had enjoyed my interviews but couldn't pass me through. Nice that they gave me feedback as well, but felt a bit weird that they had made decisions that quickly.
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.