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%
Other: 9%
Phone interview: 9%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Paris)
Interview
3 rounds:
1er round: Test type GMAT + Test Anglais + Interview classique (Fit +Case)
2e et 3e round: Un entretien de 45min de Fit + Un entretient de 45 min pour le Case seulement
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Parlez moi de votre parcours. Pourquoi le Conseil ? Pourquoi Bain et pas un autre cabinet ? Quels sont les qualités pour travailler en équipe etc
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.