I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Munich, Bavaria)
Interview
Application to a recruiting event with CV and Cover Letter.
Was initially not accepted to the recruiting event, but flexible recruiters decided to offer a spot in interviews.
2 rounds of 4 and then 2 interviews were scheduled within 2 weeks of each other. Offer was given in the final interview. Entire process over in about 3 weeks total.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given your work history, why do you want to work in consulting?
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.