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 (München, Bayern) in Jan 2016
Interview
Vorabend mit gemeinsamen Restaurantbesuch war ein sehr angenehmer Start in den Bewerbungsprozess. Am Bewerbungstag selber gab es 1 Gruppencase und 3 Einzelinterviews mit jeweils einem Case. Sehr professionelle Interviewer und Organisation des gesamten Recruitingprozesses. Das Feedbackgespräch war jedoch sehr kurz und nicht sehr detailliert. Sämtliche Kosten für Anreise und Unterkunft wurden übernommen.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (London, England) in Dec 2015
Interview
Online application followed by online testing (maths and verbal). The first round interview is CV+ market estimation and case study. The market estimation was quite standard as were the CV questions. The case involved a lot of maths but wasn't too complicated. Both interviewers were very friendly. The second round was three case studies. The first involved going through a lot of data in a limited time period. I suggest you go through everything quickly and eliminate the irrelevant slides. This and the last regular case interview was fine. Unfortunately I struggled with a case that involved a lot of division and got flustered (practice long division and don't get flustered!). Everyone is really fantastic at Bain.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Johannesburg) in Feb 2016
Interview
Consisted of C.V. and experience screening + 3 interview rounds.
Round 1: Maths test
Round 2: Two 45 minute case interviews, along with personal fit questions, each with different consultants.
Round 3: Two 45 minute case interviews, along with personal fit questions, each with different senior consultants or principals.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q. A leading telecommunications company in an African company has been losing market share and profits. Find the Problem and recommend a solution.