Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Bain & Company with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 89% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 Data Scientist according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 20%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 5%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Seoul) in Nov 2022
Interview
At first, I had preinterview with internal recruiter. After that, went through interview with the director level, becuase the position was senior manager level. I could not pass the second round though i felt there was no problem during the second interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: what would be your consideration to make a decision to join ?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Mumbai) in Aug 2025
Interview
It was online round, they ask about DSA, ML algorithms, RAG. Also they will give some python and sql program to write. Remember your python code will be based on DSA. Practice your basic and story telling of your project.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Boston, MA) in Apr 2025
Interview
Recruiter call 45 min, codility test involves ML, technical interview with hiring manager which involves case study, got rejected as i was not well prepared for case study especially related to operations research and optimization strategies
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
SQL Joins, classification, python data processing and analysis
I applied online. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Paris) in Sep 2024
Interview
The interview process is about 4 rounds with 3 to 4 interviews each. You will be interviewing with different members of the Firm. Some are case studies questions to understand how you think. Others will be about explaining the technical experience in your resume. Other set of questions would be about demonstrating leadership and grit in previous difficult scenarios.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you were in disagreement with a member of your team and how you solved the issue.