I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Jan 2010
Interview
Bain usually has case interviews typical of Consulting firms. This winter they implemented a new technique of giving applicants 1 hour to look at a stack of slides and then make some recommendations during a presentation. This stack of slides varies for each interviewer in only the way it is printed. For some it is printed on both sides of the paper, for some it's stapled together, for some it's only paper clipped. I was put in a room with 30 other interviewees to go through the slides, so there was very little room to spread out. The advice I've heard is that on the "recommendations" slide you have to fill out, keep it simple. One or two is all they are looking for.
Really smooth and clear. Was supported at every stage and felt like I could clearly demonstrate my skills. Found the casing harder than expected but behaviorals were genuinely interesting to answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Imagine you are working on an M&A case and you meet a friend for dinner who works for that company and has just been fired. He reports huge issues that are non-public material information. What would you do?
I applied through college or university. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Mar 2026
Interview
Very Professional and Structured. Unique way of process with the behavioural and written case on top of the standard case. 2 round, total 5 interviews.
All the interviewers are really nice, genuinely want you to succeed.
MBA on-campus recruiting cycle. One super day of two cases and one behavioral. All done by partners. Countless coffee chats before actual interview day. Interview was in-person, but not at local office for which we were interviewing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever had a colleague who didn't work out and how did you handle it?
