I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Princeton, NJ) in Sept 2015
Interview
Campus resume drop. Lots of info sessions, job fairs, networking events. First round interview was 2, 30-minute interviews. One of them jumped straight into the case, the other had 5 minutes of pleasantries first.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
PE firm thinking of buying a US baby stroller company. Is it an attractive target?
Plastics company patented a cover for a car steering wheel and wanted to know whether to enter the market.
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.