Bain & Consultant interview experience

They marketed some kind of candidate support from a “Bainie,” but all I received was a generic prep booklet.

My first round case didn’t include the kind of math I was expecting—no mental math or market sizing—even though the prep had emphasized those skills. The interviewer then asked pressure-testing questions that felt random and distracting, more like attempts to shake me than to guide the conversation. The overall process was four rounds with case-by-case elimination, with only one shot per round and no second chances. Early rounds weren’t standardized, and the first interviewer was a