Summer Associate 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 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 83.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Associate roles take an average of 65 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Summer Associate according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Skills test: 25%
Background check: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Personality test: 13%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Bain & Company (London, England) in Sep 2023
Interview
really dumb questions, the assesment has the same questions every time, it make u question why such a place should be prestigious, anyway with a bit of study if interested u can do a good job
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basic math and logic questions, i have done the assessment for two positions and they were pretty much identical
Really smooth and clear. Was supported at every stage and felt like I could clearly demonstrate my skills. Found the casing harder than expected but behaviorals were genuinely interesting to answer.
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Imagine you are working on an M&A case and you meet a friend for dinner who works for that company and has just been fired. He reports huge issues that are non-public material information. What would you do?
I applied through university. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Mar 2026
Interview
Very Professional and Structured. Unique way of process with the behavioural and written case on top of the standard case. 2 round, total 5 interviews.
All the interviewers are really nice, genuinely want you to succeed.
MBA on-campus recruiting cycle. One super day of two cases and one behavioral. All done by partners. Countless coffee chats before actual interview day. Interview was in-person, but not at local office for which we were interviewing.
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Have you ever had a colleague who didn't work out and how did you handle it?