Bain & Consultant interview experience

The entire thing felt high-pressure mainly because of how much fit and performance they were trying to assess in such a short window.

Another detail that stood out was that the interviews were CV blind, so interviewers didn’t know my background beyond what I told them during the conversations. That made it more important to communicate my reasoning and experiences explicitly rather than assume context.

I didn’t receive an offer, and the difficulty matched the experience—intense, focused on analytical work, and demanding in how quickly I had to switch modes between different types of