I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Sep 2009
Interview
Two half hour case interviews. 1st - acquiring a firm (including market sizing) 2nd - turnaround. Seemed to be a "good cop, bad cop" situation with two interviewers. 1st - very helpful and genuinely wanted you to succeed. 2nd - checked blackberry the whole time and when you made an error in an assumption offered no help and seemed to enjoy seeing you struggle to figure out where you messed up. One interview was a mess while the other went fairly well. I don't think I ever had a chance with the "bad cop" as they started it off by just throwing the info at you and then watching.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Company is considering purchasing a smaller one. Estimate market attractiveness and then make a recommendation.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Boston, MA)
Interview
Very structured process with case interviews and behavioral. Most easily accessed through on campus recruiting. Very structured and helpful that timing and feedback are quick and clear, recruiting typically runs on cycles, with consultant interviews in winter
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case interviews looking for qualitative and quantitative input
Ghosted by HR for Malaysia office after interviewing 3 rounds. Interviewed by associate, senior associate and partner. Typical consulting case questions. Not too difficult and employees were relatively personable. Would've appreciated better communication from the HR team instead of simple ghosting. do better
I applied online and got a online assessment after ~1 week. I completed the online test but I haven't heard back since then. The timeline is a bit uncertain to me.