How are behavioral interviews at BCG / Bain? Is it your standard "tell me about a time when X" or are there more oddball questions?

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Very standard at BCG

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Bain has phased out behavioral questions. You might not get any at all.
If I remember correctly, the interviewer won’t even have access to your resume.

Hmm could depend on level and geography. For AC in Dubai I had 2 rounds, no behavioral questions, and 3 interviews in R2.

I personally had some harder “tell me about a…” questions. I was asked things like “tell me when you had to change the scope of the project to accommodate for timelines?” I had to improv my answer and my interviewer then drilled into said answer after that. I actually appreciated it because it made me think a lot more, but still.

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