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    Bain & Company Reviews

    Updated 14 January, 2019
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    Bain & Company Worldwide Managing Partner Manny Maceda
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    1. Featured Review

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      "Amazing place to work!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bain & Company full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      - Interesting and challenging work with great exposure to senior clients
      - Fun and supportive culture, with strong focus on coaching and mentorship
      - Wide range of opportunities within the company (travel, transfers etc.)

      Cons

      - Hours and travel can make finding a work-life balance challenging

    2. "Great people!"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Bain & Company full-time

      Pros

      People, intellectual challenge, clear career progression

      Cons

      Travel, Long hours, high turnover

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    3. "The best place to start your career"

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      Current Employee - Associate Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Associate Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bain & Company full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      - The people are exceptional and it feels like a group of your best friends from day one
      - No business politics due the structure of consulting
      - Ever changing teams, work, locations; keeps it very interesting
      - Many financial incentives and programs such as office transfers

      Cons

      - It's not an easy job, in fact, it's very challenging but it fuels rapid personal growth so it's not something you can necessarily detach

    4. "Great culture"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Bain & Company full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Bain is really known for its culture and they invest in it. People are generally fun to work with

      Cons

      Work-life balance is tough as expected in any professional services. Don't always have much choice in choosing projects - often dictated by the office and its location.

      Advice to Management

      Be more forward thinking in investing in new age technology and services like competitors

    5. "Great place to learn"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
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      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Bain & Company full-time

      Pros

      Great learning opportunities. Company really values you.

      Cons

      Culture can be too strong - high degree of conformism. Challenging work life balance.

    6. "Associate Consultant"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bain & Company full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great culture. Great mentorship. Great people.

      Cons

      Long hours, but not an issue if you don't mind. Weekend work is rare though.

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Manager"

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      Former Employee - Manager in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Manager in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Bain & Company full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Fantastic range and depth of exposure to industries, functional areas, and business issues. Accelerated access to work directly with senior level managers and the "C-suite" much more quickly than via industry path.

      Cons

      Very long hours and substantial travel. Organization is results-driven but there's some risk of frustration / disillusionment about being an advisor and not really owning the results.

      Advice to Management

      Continue to invest heavily in training and supporting your people. It's what sets the firm apart.

    8. "Manager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Bain & Company full-time

      Pros

      - Benefits
      - Environment
      - Development

      Cons

      - Hours
      - Traveling
      - Type of work

    9. "Excellent workplace, but small size has benefits and drawbacks"

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      Current Employee - Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bain & Company full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good comp, great people, and experience is as promised: fast-paced, high level problem solving, and fairly interesting challenges.

      Cons

      Standard-issue work-life balance difficulties. Smaller offices mean that staffing cannot be as tailored to your preferences - this can be a source of major frustration.

    10. "Supportive of multiple career paths"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Partner track isn't for everyone and Bain recognizes that. They have great career support teams to help consultants across all levels navigate their careers outside of Bain to make sure that Bain alumni land well post-Bain. For those that want to stay with Bain long term, there are also lots of options to consider whether it's internally facing leadership roles, externships, temporary office transfers, etc. There is no one size fits all employee at Bain.

      Low on politics. Great people.

      Cons

      Some find the hors to be long and the travel schedule depending on where your clients are can be challenging.

      Bain & Company Response

      27 Sep, 2016 – Director, Global Consultant Talent Management

      Thank you for writing a review that highlights the support and flexibility we provide to employees and alumni. We aspire to provide employees flexibility to meet their professional and personal needs... More