Bain & Company Reviews

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Pros

Great culture - people tend to be very supportive and willing to help if you need it. You get to work with major companies - often the biggest or top 3 in their respective industries. There is a greater emphasis on client relationships vs. other firms, and more client engagement. This translates into longer-term cases with the same client. This can be pretty rewarding since you not only get to develop a strategy or an improvement plan, but also help implement it (or at least begin to implement it). Travel is not that bad - although you travel frequently, Bain staffs on a regional level, meaning that you won't be flying across the country. Instead, you will typically be in the same state/one state away. Great pay & benefits. Very clear career progression path (with tough cut-offs), but if you make it to the next level, pay and responsibility increases are substantial.

Cons

Typical cons endemic to consulting as an industry - your work doesn't always get used by the client. Even if the work does get used, many cases are short (as consulting services are expensive), so, you don't really get to see your recommendations be implemented, but end up moving on to the next case - although at Bain that is less likely to happen than at other firms, since there tend to be longer-term client relationships. Also, the hours can be quite brutal with some weekend work. In general, it is hard to have a balanced life during the work week - you are not going to be taking community college classes and grabbing drinks with your friends on Thursday nights. If you want to have a gym routine, better try to go in the morning before work. However, that's a trait of consulting as an industry, and is not specific to Bain.

Pros

A truly global company

Cons

Very selective and standard selection process and criteria. Loses out on top talent

Pros

Good training and learning. Good team

Cons

Long hours and demanding environment

Pros

Excellent training and development for new hires. Great and clear career trajectory. Investment in coaching throughout career. Excellent compensation.

Cons

Long hours and stressful situations are common.

Pros

People, intellectual challenge, clear career progression

Cons

Travel, Long hours, high turnover

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