Bain uses a combination of case, written case, and experience interviews in our consultant candidate selection process depending on the local office and the position you're applying for. This page offers some advice to help you prepare for the different scenarios and please also check our #BainVoices blog for some further tips from people who've been through the process.
Interview prep video: Different answers to the same interview question
This video shows examples of 5 case and 2 experience questions, with 3 different answers to each question. Watch each question and set of answers and see if you can figure out which answer is the best and why, then hear a Bain interviewer explain which answer was the strongest.
Domande di colloquio [1]
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Why Consulting?
Why Bain?
What is a good consultant?
Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite l'università. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Bain & Company (Boston, MA)
Colloquio
Very structured process with case interviews and behavioral. Most easily accessed through on campus recruiting. Very structured and helpful that timing and feedback are quick and clear, recruiting typically runs on cycles, with consultant interviews in winter
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Case interviews looking for qualitative and quantitative input
Ghosted by HR for Malaysia office after interviewing 3 rounds. Interviewed by associate, senior associate and partner. Typical consulting case questions. Not too difficult and employees were relatively personable. Would've appreciated better communication from the HR team instead of simple ghosting. do better
I applied online and got a online assessment after ~1 week. I completed the online test but I haven't heard back since then. The timeline is a bit uncertain to me.