I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company
Interview
Applied via career website, got the interview 2 weeks later with 10 days to prep. Did about 20 cases, read a lot, but this was not nearly enough. First round was two cases, first one was fine with a friendly associate. The second was a case at least 3 times harder than anything you might see in case workbooks or case in point - had to quickly dissect a convoluted graph to then calculate break even and ROI with one other piece of information the interviewer provided verbally, all while the interviewer furiously took notes on everything I said and did. Impossible unless you've prepped substantially via consulting clubs, coaches, etc.
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?