Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Bain & Company with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 259 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 Consultant according to 259 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 39%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 9%
Phone interview: 8%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 4%
Drug test: 2%
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Applications are office specific, make sure to attend recruiting events. Referrals from existing or alumni Bain employees are highly regarded - so have your classmates put in a good word (especially school reps). Initial round was on campus: included case interviews with 2 interviewers (not office specific). Next round was at a different school, another 2 interviews, usually from the office you applied to. Decisions are made fairly quickly after each round of interviews. Interviews are usually 45 - 60 min long, with the first 10 - 15 on fit and the remainder for the case.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Boston, MA)
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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.