I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Boston, MA) in Oct 2015
Interview
I applied through employee referral. I had first rounds in person at the boston office with 2 consultants. I was then invited for final rounds in the office with 1 partner and 2 managers. It was overall a great experience, everyone I met during the interviews were extremely friendly and they were more than willing to help candidates out. The recruiting team and HR were also incredibly helpful because they were quick to response and help schedule interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you do in your free time?
Case Interviews
Our company is thinking about entering a new market, should they or not? why?
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.