Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Bain & Company as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Associate Consultant Intern and Consultant rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Associate Consultant Intern and Consultant roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Bain & Company takes an average of 4 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Associate Consultant Intern had the quickest hiring process (on average 4 days), whereas Associate Consultant Intern roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 4 days).
The first round consists of two back to back thirty minute case interviews, so no need to prepare too heavy on behaviorals. The seconds round consists of two back to back forty-five minute case interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Chicago (because that is the office location I applied to)?
R1 - Case Interview
R2 - Case Interview x2
R3 - Partner Interview - Behavioral Questions
A typical consulting firm interview process with multiple rounds of casing and one final round of behavioral interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you demonstrate leadership in your internship?
I applied online. I interviewed at Bain & Company (New York, NY) in Oct 2024
Interview
The first round consisted of two back to back cases, with 30 minutes of each. I would say that despite online resources saying that bain uses an interviewee led style, both of my interviewers asked questions that guided the case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One problem involved brainstorming potential benefits and costs of creating a membership business model for a car wash company.