I applied online. The process took 12 months. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Amsterdam) in Sept 2017
Interview
You apply through the website. Then the waiting starts. Waiting for an answer that will never come. So beware! You put in hours of effort to write a cover letter and they do not even have the decency to write you a short rejection email. Even after repeatedly calling the recruitment office over the course of a few weeks with different phone numbers, they do not pick up the phone or call you back.
2 rounds of interviews, each round consisting of 3 interviews with cases. In the first round 2 case interviews and 1 with HR. In the 2nd round you have 3 interviews with more senior profiles like managers and partners.
Interviewers were really nice, but the process was difficult. Standard level cases and they expected you to take them through multiple business problems. If you practice casing frequently with multiple partners, you should be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please walk me through how you would approach this 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?