Associate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Bain & Company with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 83.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Consultant roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 23 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bain & Company overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bain & Company as a Associate Consultant according to 23 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Skills test: 23%
Personality test: 11%
Phone interview: 9%
Other: 9%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 3%
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Online application then 5 rounds of interviews. Initial screening is very tough so a really good cover letter and CV is required.
Next is 3 interview rounds all back to back. Involves 2 case study and one behaviour interview.
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?
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.