I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Milan) in Dec 2017
Interview
The process took 5 weeks (from application to offer).
Two (a) interviews case-based with managers + one (b) interview with HR.
(a): the interview has been divided into 3 parts: 1) introduction, cv + "why consulting", why bain" and "tell me about a time you have failed" --> overall time 15 mins. 2) case --> 30/40 mins. 3) questions\info about life at Bain
(b) CV + motivational questions --> 1h
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why consulting?
why bain?
tell me about a time you have failed
It was fine. The partner round interviews were less structured and much more difficult. Majority of my interviewers were really nice which made the process better than what I had anticipated.
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.