I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Bain & Company (London, England) in Dec 2010
Interview
First part of the interview was behavioural and estimation. The interviewer asked the typical resume questions and in the end asked why I wanted to pursue consulting. Then he asked me to estimate the size of the diaper market in the UK.
The case interview was conducted using a printed copy of the case (about a cookie company) and was fairly standard. The interviewer asked qualitative and quantitative questions throughout the interview based on the information provided.
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?
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