Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Bain & Company with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 90% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Research Assistant according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 45%
Skills test: 18%
Group panel interview: 9%
Other: 9%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 9%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Jun 2016
Interview
Typical consulting firm interview. 1st round is a fit interview (questions based on your resume) and the second, final rounds include guesstimation and case interview. The interviewers were friendly and there was not much pressure. Pretty chill and relaxed.
I underwent a resume screening and an interview with consultants in the project. The interview comprised the well-known two parts: behavior interview and case interview. The case interview proceeded with the following questions with my answers.
**The Research Assistant position in Bain & Company is the same as the internship position in other companies. The process of hiring a RA is pretty similar to that of hiring a full-time consultant)**
1. Self-introduction
2. Questions based on resume
3. Case-interview
4. Feedback from the interviewer - I personally thought this was a very cool part.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell me how many barbers are in the Big Apple?
I applied online. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Jan 2022
Interview
It was very formal; there were 3 members from the company, and they were experts in different fields. They asked seemingly random questions about the situation. Overall, it was fun.