I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Washington, DC) in Jan 2016
Interview
After submitting a revenue and cover letter, applicants selected for an initial case interview, which consisted of 2 30-minute cases administered by post-MBA consultants. Initial case interviews structured similarly to those offered by other management consulting firms. If selected to continue beyond that point, final round interviews take the form of 2 45-minute interviews with Bain Partners, consisting of 30 minute case interviews and 15 minute behavioral interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the total amount of money spend annually in the United States on rental car GPS systems?
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.