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%
Group panel interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 4%
Drug test: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Zuerst: Online-Assessment (kognische Prüfung) —> SOVA
Danach: Interview (Online / Vor Ort)
- 2 Case Study Interviews (mit zwei verschiedenen Interviewers)
- 1 Behavioral Interview (Dies wird CV-blind geführt)
Danach kommt die Evaluierung / Entscheidung (noch am selben Abend)
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Boston, MA)
Interview
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
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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.