I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Shanghai, Shanghai) in Oct 2020
Interview
After you submit your cv and cover letter, then after a few days (can't remember exactly) you have to do the written test, and after that is the interview. The final round will be a written case but I didn't get to that stage. The interview splits into two parts. I think the overall interview process was very standard and you can asked them for feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interviewed by two consultants, the first one asked about the factors causing a long queue waiting outside the coffee shop, the second one is a market sizing question about a high-end spa product.
Very long process. I heard that they relied heavily on seeing if we were able to use our feedback to improve throughout the rounds however because one of my interviews was running late I was not able to get any feedback to improve.
It was fine. The partner round interviews were less structured and much more difficult. Majority of my interviewers were really nice which made the process better than what I had anticipated.
2 rounds of interviews, each round consisting of 3 interviews with cases. In the first round 2 case interviews and 1 with HR. In the 2nd round you have 3 interviews with more senior profiles like managers and partners.
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Associate Consultant 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 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Consultant roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 840 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bain & Company overall takes an average of 26 days.
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