Our interview process is straightforward. It is designed to assess your skills in situations that closely resemble a real business case. Interviews are always one-on-one with an experienced member of our consulting staff. Most interviews are centred on a "case". During a 30- to 45-minute discussion, you will be asked to think about a business issue (in an industry you are unlikely to be familiar with) and to develop an argument leading to a possible recommendation to the client.
When assessing your performance, your interviewer naturally takes into account your lack of specific background. Rather than focussing on an answer, your interviewer will judge the structure and the quality of your reasoning, your creativity, your numeracy and the quality of your interaction. You will find examples and tips about case interviews on this site.
Before receiving an offer, you should expect to pass six to eight interviews in one or several sessions. Decisions to grant you further interviews are made by consensus amongst your interviewers. You will have the opportunity to ask specific questions about Bain and the job with everyone of your interviewers. Whatever our decision, we will do our best to provide you with specific feedback.
