Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Bain & Company with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 106 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bain & Company overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bain & Company as a Associate according to 106 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 35%
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 12%
Presentation: 11%
Personality test: 9%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 4%
Group panel interview: 2%
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The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Shanghai, Shanghai) in Nov 2011
Interview
Initial 1:1 interviews at Chicago office, with fairly standard cases. One deals with credit cards and the other about call centers (how to minimize the cost, calculating the benefit/dollar invested etc.). Then final round in Boston, meeting with Bain people from China. Not so standard questions which require knowledge of local market. Very concrete examples, so a good knowledge base will be very helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to expand the market penetration of a dairy company given that its competitors are more efficient in marketing and have larger market share
Online assessment testing on analysis and problem-solving skills, followed by a video assessment with about 2 tries only. The process was quite lengthy and it is recommended for you to come prepared for the assessment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Video assessment on why I should be picked for Bain.
Pre selection: online tests and CV
1st round: 3 interviews. 1 case study, 1 market size, 1 personality
Final round: 3 interviews, all case studies. One was with 30-45 minutes of preparation
Primo colloquio conoscitivo su personal motivation.
Business cases da risolvere secondo linee guida strutturate con focus su calcoli matematici e ragionamenti logici,
Business case real basato su un possibile scenario di mercato