3 different interviews for the first round
- 1 market sizing
- 8 behavioral questions
- 1 case interview
If you become successful then you get invited for the second round. Second round consists of 2 case interviews and 1 presentation case.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Bain & Company (London, England) in Oct 2023
Interview
SOVA assessment. Behavioural, Verbal(reading passages), Numerical, Logical Reasoning Takes roughly 1 hour to complete. Not necessary to prepare beforehand but search BAIN sova assessment to see some example questions. Sometimes, example questions are very similar to actual questions in assessment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioural 4 Statements -> 5 options from 'least like me to' 'most like me' Verbal -> Given passage and a statement, choose 'Yes', 'No', 'Cannot Say' Numerical -> Given graphs, tables and diagrams, multiple choice answer Logical -> IQ test looking at sequences and patterns of shapes etc.
2 case study interviews for first round, usual mix of quant/business questions. Quant was not particularly difficult. Each lasted 30 mins. One case was on a nonprofit and the other was on an auto company. No behavioral/fit questions.
IT Associate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Bain & Company with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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