Bain & Consultant interview experience

The HR portion ran about half an hour and focused mostly on background-check style topics, why consulting, and questions around working hours.

Then I moved into the manager interview, which was about 45 minutes. It started with a single case analysis focused on profit decline—how to diagnose what was driving it and what improvement strategy to pursue. After the case, I also had a behavioral interview segment.

The overall difficulty felt high, and I left with the sense that I needed to perform strongly in both the analytical case and the personal motivation/fit pieces. I didn’t receive an