I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Chicago, IL) in Oct 2016
Interview
I got the interview through personal contacts. Bain later came to our school to help interview prep. After a month, I got called back for a first round of 2 phone interview back to back. Points of contact were very helpful and accommodating. Decisions were communicated on the same day.
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First round was two cases back to back, both acquisition cases. wasn't asked any behavioral questions.
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.
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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 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.
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Have you ever had a colleague who didn't work out and how did you handle it?