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Updated Jan 4, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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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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Negotiation Details
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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Summer Associate at Bain & Company
Posted Oct 18, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 (took a day)
got an phone call, caught me in surprise as the time was different than what we scheduled. But the conversation was smooth, talked about fit, why consulting, and so on. Then asked me to compare one industry that showed differences between US and China.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Summer Associate at Bain & Company
Posted Mar 28, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took a day)
1st round interview through campus recruiting, 2 45-minute interviews. first 40 minutes case, 5 minutes for questions. no behavioral questions for first round. through feedback learned to be as structured as possible with responses as well as to make sure ideas are well thought out.
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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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Summer Associate at Bain & Company
Posted Sep 29, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2008 (took 1 week)
how many cabs are there in Seoul?
An airline is trying to figure out how many airplanes they should buy next year. How many should they buy?
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Summer Associate at Bain & Company
Posted Sep 19, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2008 in Beijing, Beijing (China) (took a day)
Phone interview, which made me feel bad. the interviewer was impatient...
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Summer Associate at Bain & Company
Posted Jan 27, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took a day)
Bain usually has case interviews typical of Consulting firms. This winter they implemented a new technique of giving applicants 1 hour to look at a stack of slides and then make some recommendations during a presentation. This stack of slides varies for each interviewer in only the way it is printed. For some it is printed on both sides of the paper, for some it's stapled together, for some it's only paper clipped. I was put in a room with 30 other interviewees to go through the slides, so there was very little room to spread out. The advice I've heard is that on the "recommendations" slide you have to fill out, keep it simple. One or two is all they are looking for.
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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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Summer Associate at Bain & Company
Posted Mar 17, 2009 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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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 Jan 2008 in Chicago, IL (took 2 weeks)
I am an MBA student at University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Bain had an organized presence on campus with several presentations, opportunities to meet with with current employees, cocktails/dinners etc. Following this, we applied online for the positions, and a large number of people(110 or so) from school were selected for first round interviews on campus - which consisted of two back to back 45 minute case based interviews. Although the cases were analytical and challenging, the interviewers were extremely supportive and friendly through the process. I was then invited for a second and final round of interviews at the Bain office. This was a series of 3 45 min back to back - 2 case interviews and a fit interview with partners. Again, cases were challenging and made me thinking, but the interviewers were extremely encouraging. The culture of this firm is extremely collaborative and fun - that clearly comes across in any visit to the offices.
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Negotiation Details
There was no negotiation. Bain hires a large class of consultants from several top MBA schools, and has a set offer package for the class. There is very little, if any, room for negotiation that makes an individual contract different from that of the class.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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