The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Feb 2012
Interview
First off, the people were great. Friendly, smart people.
The first round interview was fairly casual and almost entirely focused on the two cases (with a bit of chit-chat for each interviewer, but no real resume questions). I messed up on a bit of math in my second case, but still got passed onto the second round. The interviewers for this part were consultants.
For the second round, I was flown to the office I was actually applying to, and the flight booking & everything was really easy, so that was nice (and they reimburse you for everything). In the second round, there were two case interviews and then a third interview focused entirely on resume & my skills/experiences. The interviewers here were managers & partners, so a bit more intense but still very friendly.
Overall, great experience. Bummer I didn't get the internship, but I had a lot of fun regardless and will be applying again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About analyzing why a business's profits are falling.
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 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?
