I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Washington, DC) in Oct 2016
Interview
Two thirty minute on campus interviews, second round at the office of choice. The two formats were the same for both, but the second round was with Partners at the firm instead of other consultants who were flown in for the first round interview at the college. The interviewers were very nice and helpful--fit portion was pretty lacking in both interviews.
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
Three rounds of interviews, generally 2 rounds in person or remote with live consultants. Each round involves a 2-3 case interviews each, which generally also include a set of behavioural questions.
Drei Interviewrunden, je ein Interviewer: zwei englischsprachige Case Studies (Interviewer-geführt, strukturiert) sowie Personal Fit mit situativen Fragen ohne CV-Bezug - keine Angaben zu Praktika oder Uni gefragt. Stattdessen Reaktionsfragen à la „Wie würdest du in Situation XYZ reagieren?". Mit solider Vorbereitung nichts Unerwartetes. Alle Interviewer sehr freundlich und aufgeschlossen — angenehme, entspannte Atmosphäre throughout.