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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Washington, DC
I interviewed at Bain & Company (Washington, DC)
Resume/CL submission, then brought back for 1st round interviews, made it through to 2nd/final round but didn't receive an offer. 2 30 minute case studies in 1st round, 2 40 min interviews 2nd round (30 mins case study, 10 min behavioral each)
- Tell me about yourself/resume. Tell me about a time you showed leadership

Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Bain & Company
1. First round of back to back case interviews, with a consultant & a manager 2. HR fit interview (usually embed in either 1st or 2nd round) 3. Second round of back to back case interviews, with associate partners/partners
- 1. case interviews - interviewee-led cases, more focusing on analytical skills (chart reading, math) than other MBBs 2. fit interview - typical behavioral interviews such as 'what did you do in the situation of xxx‘?
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Anonymous Employee in Los Angeles, CA
I interviewed at Bain & Company (Los Angeles, CA)
The interview day had three rounds, two case based interviews one behavioral interview. Interviews were coordinated through my graduate school program. All interviews were onsite in a Bain office and were conducted by associate partners and partners.
- Please tell me about yourself

Anonymous Employee
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Bain & Company
2 case interviews with partners at the firm. Greeted warmly, introduced to scenario. Asked clarifying questions, structured approach, engaged in interactive discussion, and concluded with recommendations. After the case interview there was time to ask questions.
- Estimate the market size for x in y

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Mumbai
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Mumbai)
The interview process was short and they were very quick in replying to all the mail. The interview was very professional but was kind of the same and did not make you feel nervous
- Case Study Based Questions were asked and 2 rounds were done

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Boston, MA
I interviewed at Bain & Company (Boston, MA)
two case interviews for round one and then two case interviews for round two. they ask a few behavioral questions but focus on getting through the case for round one. round two is a little more behavioral focus but a pretty big case as well.
- what is a challenge you had

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Bain & Company
Case Interviews with a friend and the others that were so bad and we are so good for the day I have a good time to do you want us there to meet up with us and maybe I should be able I just have to get the new stuff out and then I have a meeting with the people at the office I just got .
- Case inteveiw . Profit maximization, market sizing

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Gurgaon, Haryana
I interviewed at Bain & Company (Gurgaon, Haryana)
It was campus placement 4 rounds 1 was resume shortlisting 2 was online assessment -data interpretation 3 was technical round - guestimate 4 was HR round guestimate , case study, puzzle , HR questions
- walk me through your resume

Anonymous Employee in Oslo
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Oslo)
First round: 2 case interviews (Consultants), and 1 behavioural interview (HR/Recruitment) Second round: 2 case interviews (Leadership team) + 1 partner interview All interviews are back to back You get the option to have a voluntary mock interview and get feedback in advance of the interview
- Case interviews, with new cases for every round and every season

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Bain & Company
Very good interview process, questions were easy and the person interviewing was very friendly. Prepare well for standard personality questions. Some limited technical questions but easy to answer if you completed a degree or did some prep.
- Please demonstrate tenacity and the willingness to endure.
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The hiring process at Bain & Company takes an average of 24.05 days when considering 1,801 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Knowledge Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Partner roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
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Phone Interview: 12.03%
IQ Intelligence Test: 6.82%
Skills Test: 6.66%
Background Check: 5.37%
Drug Test: 4.09%
Personality Test: 3.89%
Group Panel Interview: 3.65%
Other: 3.21%
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