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Updated Feb 9, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Associate at Bain & Company
Posted Feb 9, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Milano (Italy) (took a day)
2 interviews with principal and director following the same format: 10 minutes talk about motivation and experience, 1 business case. interview with hr about motivation and experience, pretty classic questions
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Associate Consultant Intern at Bain & Company
Posted Jan 30, 2012
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4.0
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took 1 week)
ACI Interview consisted of two case interviews with two different consultants. Pretty basic cases: private equity and analyzing profits. Interviewers provided graphs/data, and other information and helped steer you in the right direction. About 30 minutes with each interviewer, leaving about 10 minutes for additional questions/small talk. Really friendly and personable, not antagonizing at all.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Associate at Bain & Company
Posted Jan 22, 2012
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3.0
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Shanghai (China) (took 2 weeks)
Initial 1:1 interviews at Chicago office, with fairly standard cases. One deals with credit cards and the other about call centers (how to minimize the cost, calculating the benefit/dollar invested etc.). Then final round in Boston, meeting with Bain people from China. Not so standard questions which require knowledge of local market. Very concrete examples, so a good knowledge base will be very helpful.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Business Analyst at Bain & Company
Posted Jan 7, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Gurgaon, Haryana (India) (took 4+ weeks)
I got the interview through Campus Recruitment. The selection was a 4 step process:
1. CV Submission and Shortlisting: They looked at a balance between academic prowess and extra curricular achievements, the cover letter should reflect the same.
Bain & Co. are extremely helpful throughout the process, they're eager to answer your questions and guide you. They even conducted case workshops and an interview guide.
2. Written Round: Data Interpretation (Reading graphs and assigning tags, etc. Mostly multiple choice) and arrangement of slides in a logical coherent order and writing out an executive summary.
3. 1:1 Interviews: Two interviews of guess estimations. The interviewers were nice, though one seemed kinda mean and disinterested.
4. Final Round: Panel Interview with 6 Senior Analysts, consisting of Case Interviews
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Case Team Leader at Bain & Company
Posted Jan 7, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 (took 2 months)
Normally 3-4 rounds interviews. In each interview, 30-minute case interview and several minutes for background discussion
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Summer Associate at Bain & Company
Posted Jan 4, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Dallas, TX (took 4+ weeks)
Case interviews based on specific cases the manager/partner team had worked on. There were three components that they tested on, structure, analytical skills (math) and communication (summary). There were three cases in the first round and three cases in the second round. There was one fit interview in the second round. First round interviews were by managers and 2nd round by partners
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No negotiations for post MBA job
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Junior Information Analyst at Bain & Company
Posted Dec 3, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (Brazil) (took a day)
I was very nervous at the beginning, but they do their best to make you feel comfortable. First round interviews consisted of about 5 min talking about my resumé in English, and then we procceeded to the case question. Bain is known for its mostly quantitative case questions, and so they were. For both cases, the interviewer asked "qualitatively speaking, what do you think we should examine first to get to the root of the problem?". After that, came the numerical questions. One was a market sizing one, featuring a very difficult geometrical interpretation of a hypothetical age structure diagram (even though I have an Engineering background). I got dismissed at the very first round.
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Associate Consultant at Bain & Company
Posted Dec 5, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 in Kiev (Ukraine) (took a day)
Applied online in may. In june my CV passed screening. In July invited invited to the interview.
Two 1:1 interviews. 1st case about distribution strategy for FMCG manufacturer. 2nd case - very easy - to find out profit decreasing reasons.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Associate Consultant at Bain & Company
Posted Nov 21, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 (took a day)
The interviewers tried to make me as relaxed as possible. While waiting in the lounge, they provided water and mints. During the interview, the interviewers led you along. If you ever got too off, they would correct you. Note: If they give you additional information, it's probably relevant.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Associate Consultant at Bain & Company
Posted Nov 15, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Boston, MA (took 1+ week)
There were two rounds that consisted of interviews with individual interviewers. In each round there were 2 cases with different consultants - there was a behavioral interview and a case, followed by questions. The format was the same for the final rounds which also consisted of 2 interviews, but with more senior managers.
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