Associate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Bain & Company with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Consultant roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bain & Company overall takes an average of 15 days.
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I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Chicago, IL) in Oct 2017
Interview
Several case interviews, each 45 minutes. The purpose is to understand how you are able to identify problems, structure your thoughts, and clearly explain your thought process. The interviewers are usually pretty awesome people who are rooting for you to do a good job, so don't overthink it over get too nervous - we're all human, and we've all made mistakes, too.
2 rounds, 1st round 2 small cases, not very difficult , market entry cases.
2nd long case with a deck to read and prepare answers..45 mins to read, 15 mins to answer
Three rounds of interviews, generally 2 rounds in person or remote with live consultants. Each round involves a 2-3 case interviews each, which generally also include a set of behavioural questions.
Drei Interviewrunden, je ein Interviewer: zwei englischsprachige Case Studies (Interviewer-geführt, strukturiert) sowie Personal Fit mit situativen Fragen ohne CV-Bezug - keine Angaben zu Praktika oder Uni gefragt. Stattdessen Reaktionsfragen à la „Wie würdest du in Situation XYZ reagieren?". Mit solider Vorbereitung nichts Unerwartetes. Alle Interviewer sehr freundlich und aufgeschlossen — angenehme, entspannte Atmosphäre throughout.