I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Sep 2013
Interview
Applied through school recruitment with a simple resume and cover letter drop. There were many "networking" and informational events leading up to the resume drop. Overall it seems like you need above at least a 3.5 GPA and over 1500 SAT to get an interview, otherwise you're out of luck.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical case interview questions plus minimal fit questions at the beginning and end of the interview. 2 30 minute case interviews for the first round. And then 2 45 minute case interviews for the second round.
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