Bain & Company

Applications, Interviews & Assessments

“Interviews are focused on testing your team skills, leadership abilities and whether you will fit in culturally.” -- Manager
“Each interview lasts 40 minutes to 1 hour. We spent several minutes discussing my CV, then approximately 30 minutes going over a business case, and the last 5 to 10 minutes involved questions and answers. For the first round I met with a manager then for the second round I met with three senior managers.” -- Consultant
“If you’re an MBA, you’ll have to provide your GMAT score.” -- Manager

“Getting your foot in the door at Bain is tough, and the interview process is quite long when compared to other consulting firms. I went through two rounds of interviews and each consisted of two to three interviews.” -- Consultant
“For the case interview, the interviewers don’t look to destabilise you or make it too hard. There’s a bit of hand holding and making sure your answers are heading in the right direction. Typically, cases will not be crazy brainteasers. Bain tries to focus on actual cases from actual companies.” -- Consultant

“You will be asked to explain why you are interested in consulting and why you want to specifically work for Bain.” -- Consultant

“For the case interview, the interviewers don’t look to destabilise you or make it too hard. There’s a bit of hand holding and making sure your answers are heading in the right direction. Typically, cases will not be crazy brainteasers. Bain tries to focus on actual cases from actual companies.” -- Consultant

“The interview questions were case-based and you’ll also be given numerical cases – so it’s important to sharpen up on your maths.” -- Intern

“An internship at Bain provides a real opportunity to experience what being a consultant is really like and get a real feel for the company and its people.” -- Consultant