I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Quito) in Nov 2016
Interview
Bain does not recruit on my campus yet, and I was studying abroad at the time, so my interview process was a little different than standard. I applied online and was soon contacted by two current consultants offering to run practice cases with me. Especially as I was studying abroad thousands of miles from any friends also prepping for case interviews, this step was incredibly helpful. From there, I had a first-round interview via Skype. Within a week, I received a phone call that I had received a second-round interview. I also got emails from two more consultants offering to run practice cases with me. Typically a second-round interview would be in the office; however, mine was via Skype again because I was studying abroad. Overall, the cases were not as hard as I expected, and the current employees' assistance in prepping for the interviews was invaluable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
These will be fairly standard case interviews. Almost all of mine had some component of proposed expansion to current businesses and analyzing profitability of the new venture. One was more supply-chain focused and the objective was to cut costs. I had everything from catalytic converter manufacturers to frozen dog food suppliers as clients. Even if you know little about the industry, you can still work through the case.
2 cases for R1. Pretty straightforward cases about revenue optimization opportunities. There was a little bit of market sizing but all data needed was given. No behaviorals asked in round 1 for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What office did you choose and why? Do you have competing offers?
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.