I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2011
Interview
Standard management consulting interview process - a mix of written case interviews, oral case interviews, and "fit" interviews. The interviewers were genuinely interested in getting to know you and testing your knowledge, not tripping you up with trick questions.
I applied online and got a online assessment after ~1 week. I completed the online test but I haven't heard back since then. The timeline is a bit uncertain to me.
First round case interviews. Got standard questions about profitability and market entry. IMO the most difficult part was reading complex charts and distilling the key insights with time pressure. There was little behavioral.
The interview was overall efficiently run and very professional. It had 2 stages; a case interview typical of management consuting interviews and a fit interview to assess cultural fit with the firm.
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