How do Bain final round interviews (undergrad) differ from the earlier stages? Have heard partners will drive more and that cases are unconventional / unstructured.

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Agree with that take on the final round partner interview. It could be very different than other cases… not sure why they sometimes do it like this. My thinking is that they want to see how you can handle a curve ball in front of a senior staff

Also don’t be caught off guard if you get a ‘pressure test’ in the final round— the interviewer might be short with you, rush you, etc. Just push through it like any other case and don’t let it frustrate you. Good luck!

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No particular trend; mine were all pretty unstructured and interviewee-driven, though maybe that’s changed by round now. They are longer though (at least they were for me - 45m vs the 30m in round 1) and have a bit more of an explicit behavioral segment.

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Have indeed heard multiple stories of partners doing curve ball interviews where they stay away from anything that looks like a regular case. If it happens - just join in the conversation (do not ‘force’ a structure on a conversation that does not require one) and try to show that you have business sense and general smarts

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