I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Dubai) in Sept 2016
Interview
It was a nice process, got invited to a dinner to meet up with the consultants before the interviews. The process is made up of two rounds, the first has two interviews while the second has three interviews. Each interview has a personal fit part and a strategy case part. Be well prepared and used to the frameworks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The question was about a big hypermarket in the region
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.