I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Zürich) in Sept 2023
Interview
First, CV check call. Followed by the online SOVA test. Next step was the invitation to case interview along with access to the preparation material. I had 3 interviews, all of them CV-blind. 1 was behavioral interview - I did not like the way it is, you cannot share any detail about your background and are expected to respond in a robotic way. 2 case interviews - no market sizing at all. Got the feedback the same day. It was strange to get interviewed by an inexperienced consultant (only nine months in consulting and at Bain) younger than myself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral questions and random scenarios that might be encountered 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.