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).
I applied online. I interviewed at Bain & Company (London, England)
Interview
CV and cover letter screen, followed by online tests, followed by invitation to first round interview. First round interview consisted of two hour long interviews, one of which was a business case study, other was 50/50 competency questions and market sizing case study
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Market sizing case study question on annual sales of bike shops nationally
I applied online. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Dec 2016
Interview
1) Online Application
2) Online tests
3) Interview
Passed my online tests and was invited for an interview. Interview involves two case studies and general consulting questions
why consulting? why bain? are you applying for other firms?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1: why consulting?
2: why bain?
3: are you applying for other firms?
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Dallas, TX) in Sep 2016
Interview
Had my first round on-campus with managers and consultants. Found out I got a final round the next afternoon. Final round was one week later at the office, with a dinner with alumni the night before. Interviews at the final round were with partners. Same level of difficulty, assuming you've done the prep and are comfortable with case interviews