Is it hard to get hired as a Summer Associate at Bain & Company?

Summer Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Bain & Company with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Summer Associate at Bain & Company?

Candidates applying for Summer Associate roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 109 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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based on 131 ratings - Updated Jul 21, 2026

Difficult interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

73%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
19%
Applied online
Applied online
6%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
1%
Recruiter
Recruiter
1%
Other
Other

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131 interviews

Summer Associate Interview

Jan 10, 2023

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Jan 2023

Interview

The first interview is hardly engaged and came without preparation. But the second interviewer is more friendly and open for discussions. So the overall experience is neutral as a result.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Started with a general casing prompt

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Summer Associate Interview

Dec 12, 2022

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at Bain & Company

Interview

The interviews themselves were typical however the logistics to schedule the interviews were very scrambled. I was told my interview was going to be in person and then at the last minute it was switched to be virtual because I lived in a different state.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Why do you want to work for Bain?

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Summer Associate Interview

Oct 6, 2022

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Bain & Company in Jan 2020

Interview

Online assessment that was dedicated to find your logical or strategic way you see and analyze things, many patterns need to be found and analyze in order to find the right answer, and you need to be fast and quick in order to meet the time limit

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Online assessment that has a few calculations

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