Associate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Bain & Company with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Consultant roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 839 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bain & Company overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bain & Company as a Associate Consultant according to 839 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 46%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 10%
Phone interview: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Background check: 5%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Group panel interview: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Oct 2011
Interview
I applied online by submitting a standard resume and cover letter. Bain & Co. then came to my school to interview the top applicants. The first round interview consisted of two thirty minute interviews, each of which consisted primarily of a case study discussion (about 20 minutes) with some limited introductions (about five minutes) and closing questions (about five minutes). The case studies weren't overly difficult, but communication and articulation were key. The interviewers were generally nice but sometimes testing (as they should be; however, this sometimes led to seeming unhelpful if you felt you needed more information to properly address the study). There was a second round of call-back interviews the following day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Estimate the size of the U.S. market for bicycles and bicycle equipment.
2 rounds of interviews, each round consisting of 3 interviews with cases. In the first round 2 case interviews and 1 with HR. In the 2nd round you have 3 interviews with more senior profiles like managers and partners.
Interviewers were really nice, but the process was difficult. Standard level cases and they expected you to take them through multiple business problems. If you practice casing frequently with multiple partners, you should be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please walk me through how you would approach this case.
2 cases for R1. Pretty straightforward cases about revenue optimization opportunities. There was a little bit of market sizing but all data needed was given. No behaviorals asked in round 1 for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What office did you choose and why? Do you have competing offers?