Associate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Bain & Company with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Consultant roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 31 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bain & Company overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bain & Company as a Associate Consultant according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 34%
Presentation: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Phone interview: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Other: 6%
Group panel interview: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (London, England) in Dec 2017
Interview
First round consisted of a market sizing case and a normal business scenario case study. For market sizing case studies, the logic in how you approach your final answer is the most important part, and that you can clearly explain your thought process.
The final round contained three interviews. One was a written case which was very time pressured. Try not to panic, regardless of what you get done, and try to think about how you would proceed with your analysis provided that you had more time. The second interview was a normal case study with some general fit questions and chit chat. The final interview was a partner interview which was based around a case study but very conversational and not as structured as usual. Try to always be structured and communicate ideas clearly, and try to enjoy the experience as much as possible!
2 rounds of interviews, each round consisting of 3 interviews with cases. In the first round 2 case interviews and 1 with HR. In the 2nd round you have 3 interviews with more senior profiles like managers and partners.
Interviewers were really nice, but the process was difficult. Standard level cases and they expected you to take them through multiple business problems. If you practice casing frequently with multiple partners, you should be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please walk me through how you would approach this case.
2 cases for R1. Pretty straightforward cases about revenue optimization opportunities. There was a little bit of market sizing but all data needed was given. No behaviorals asked in round 1 for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What office did you choose and why? Do you have competing offers?