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 on campus and received an on campus my interview. My final round interview was also on campus. Both interviews involved a few behavioral questions and a case question.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Boston, MA) in Nov 2016
Interview
I was invited to a first round interview on campus: there were two 45 minute interviewer led cases with recruiters, with no behavioral questions.
I moved on to the final round interview at their office: here there were three 45 minute interviewee led cases with recruiters plus behavioral questions. The cases weren't conventional, they were much more open ended
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was a market sizing question, a purchasing question, and a profitability question.
I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Neu-Delhi) in Aug 2016
Interview
The selection process involved an initial shortlist and then they call you in for an interview.
There are two back to back interviews, first a very general one involving market sizing questions, case studies and resume based questions.
If you do reasonably well in this round, you move on to the next interview in which they generally check your fit with the organisation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Determine the market size for a driverless car in USA 2030.