We are thrilled to offer ADvantage, a week-long advanced degree internship designed to give graduate students, postdocs, and medical residents the opportunity to learn first-hand what it is like to be a Bain consultant.
Our ADvantage program is a highly selective, week-long internship designed for advanced degree candidates seeking an immersion into life at Bain and a career in consulting. The program includes a full day of training followed by four days of a staffing assignment on a real case team. ADvantage interns will participate in our client work, manage their own workstream, and attend a variety of social activities that will provide opportunities to meet the members of our team and experience our rich and supportive culture.
Interns will also receive a guaranteed final-round interview for our full-time Consultant positions.
Applications go live in February. A resume and cover letter are required.
North America
Asia-Pacific
*More details on this modified program in our FAQs
We will cover all travel, lodging, and meal expenses for our interns, as well as an additional stipend for their time spent on our case teams.
Characteristics of an ADvantage Candidate:
ADvantage is intended for candidates that are currently enrolled in an advanced degree program (JD, MD or PhD), or currently completing a postdoc or medical residency/internship. Certain non-MBA Master’s candidates with > 3 years of relevant work experience will also be considered.
Eligible candidates will be located in North America (US or Canada) and pursuing a full-time career starting in 2021.
A round of interviews are required for our ADvantage programs. Candidates should expect a mix of case and experience interviews. Those that have been selected to interview will be notified in early-mid April.
Consultant mentors will be offered to help you prepare for your interviews, but we recommend starting your own prep early so you can take full advantage of practicing with your mentor.
ADvantage interviews will take place the last weeks of April – the first weeks of May. Dates may vary by office.
The application deadline is Sunday, March 22nd, 2020 @ 11:59pm ET.
The application will go live in February and remain open until our deadline.
Before starting the application, please be prepared to upload a one - two-page business format resume and cover letter. Transcripts are not required.
Given that full-time Consultant offers will be extended to successful interns, candidates should apply to the offices/programs where they hope to start their full-time career. More details on office selection in the FAQs section.
A failed application and/or interview for ADvantage will NOT affect your candidacy during our full-time recruitment process – they are entirely separate processes. Bain reconsiders all ADvantage applicants and interviewees during our full-time recruitment process later in the year, and we have had several candidates go on to receive their Bain offers this way in the past.
If you remain interested in working at the firm, we highly encourage reapplying by the July application deadline – with interviews to follow throughout July through September.
This program targets candidates who plan to ultimately pursue a full-time career in one of Bain’s Asia-Pacific offices. To provide a more accessible experience for our North America based candidates, the APAC program will be hosted in our Boston office, Bain’s Worldwide Headquarters, and will be facilitated by our APAC consultants. For interns that are not local to Boston, Bain will cover all travel and lodging expenses to participate in the program.
The APAC program will be condensed into a 4-day mock case experience given our APAC case teams cannot fully travel to the US for this program. The program starts with a full-day of training, followed by 2 days of working through a case simulation, and closes with a final presentation to a Partner. After the program ends, you will then have the opportunity to interview with the individual APAC office that you applied for and potentially receive an offer to join us as a full-time consultant.
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