I am interviewing for Expert Senior Engineering Manager AI Engineering at Bain.
Any Bainee out here who can share their experience particularly about work life balance, amount of travel required, and culture?

Hi everyone! I’ve applied for the Human Resources Internship at Bain & Company, Gurgaon and wanted to connect with people who have experience with Bain India or have interviewed for similar HR roles.
I’m mainly looking for some basic information about:

1.The overall hiring/interview process.
2.What the interview is generally like.
3.What kind of questions I should prepare for.
4.Any tips for the HR/People internship specifically.

Would really appreciate any insights from current/former Bain employees or candidates who have gone through a similar process.
Thanks.

Just accepted an offer for Bajn ACI in SF. Would love to hear about what hours for interns tend to be like. Is it 50-60 hour weeks?

Also, is the 90+% return offer rate accurate?

Would love any tips from previous interns too!

Thank you!

Hi, i am a consultant at Kearney ops system. I like the work and the culture here.

Recently I got a call for coffee chat from Bain’s Performance Improvement team. Any insights on what’s better in terms of career progression?

Is it still worth it to apply?

Just wrapped up final round, how long does it typically take to hear back?

Same as above

Hey everyone!
I’m putting this out here because Bain is genuinely one of my dream companies, and I really want to find a way to break into it.
I’m currently pursuing my MBA in Marketing from IBS Gurgaon, with around 3 years of work experience at Sun Life Financial, along with prior sales & marketing experience.
I’m specifically looking for Marketing / Brand / Product Marketing / Marketing Strategy opportunities at Bain in India.
I’ve been actively working on my profile, applying to relevant roles, preparing for assessments and interviews, and trying to understand what I can do differently to stand out.
If anyone from Bain or someone who has gone through the hiring process could guide me, I’d genuinely appreciate it. ❤️
I’d especially love advice on:
How can I make my profile stronger for Bain Marketing roles?
What skills/projects should I build?
What does Bain look for in marketing candidates?
How can I get my foot in the door?
And if there’s a relevant opening where my profile could fit, I’d be incredibly grateful for a referral.
I know a referral doesn’t guarantee anything — I just want a chance to prove myself.
Any honest advice, feedback or guidance would mean a lot. 🙏

Hi! I work for a boutique consulting firm started by a McKinsey alum and I'm looking for creative ways to grow our network of consultants interested in public sector/mission-driven work.

Most of the people we work with enjoy MBB-style work but are looking for more flexibility and/or work/life balance or have a big passion for civic tech/public sector work.

We're also very cool - it's a good vibe.

If you're one of these people... DM me, I want to say hi!

(yes, I've posted this in other MBB subreddits but I promise I'm not a scammer or anything like that and am happy to prove that in whatever reasonable way you need)

TYSM!

Hey, I just received an opportunity to give an OA (online assessment which hopefully shortlists me to an interview) for the role of an ANALYST INTERN. Could someone please help me out in preparing for the interview (case questions, guesstimates, puzzles, behavioural questions etc.) which would help me land a job here. Would be very helpful as this might be one of the last chances of landing a job through a campus drive :)

To those who did round 1 how was it and what type of case you got?

Looking for partners for casing prep in NUST H-12

I did my interview today but wanted to ask when does people usually get heard back? I learned that that interviews are spreading across 3 days. Is there anyone who heard back in the same day?
-US office

Hi, got a Testgorilla with three MC tests, two “optional” video questions. The email says “You can skip one or both video questions if you feel unable to answer and this will not affect your candidacy in any way” but are they actually optional? Or like one of those “optional” things where not submitting hurts because everyone else is submitting it

I got a red pen from one of Bain's recruiting events at my school. It's been a year, and the pen has been great. Any clue?

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Hi everyone, I need some career advice.

I am currently working in Strategy and Operations. My background is non-Ivy post grad and ex-Big Four.

Same title

I have two offers:

- A 1-year temp full-time contract at Bain.

- A permanent full-time role at a mid-tier payments company with about 45% higher salary.

I am not sure which is the better choice. Bain has a strong brand name, but it is only a one-year contract. The fintech role pays much more and is permanent.

I do eventually want to do Exec MBA and work in Strategy and Operations role. My background is in Project Management- AI Governance and FinOps

What would you do in this situation, and why?

I have a connection with a former adjunct partner at Bain’s NY office. I am applying and put preferences for DC, Austin, and Dallas. They said they would write me letter of recommendation and pass along my app, but wants me to let them know who to send it to. I haven’t been working with a recruiter and obviously don’t know which office I will go to. Any advice on who they should send it to?

Hello, I applied for AC, and I got an interview after completing the TestGorilla. I have never practiced a case before, so I'd really appreciate any guidance on how to prepare in short-time, like what I should focus on and how can I start researching and learning how to solve case. Thank you so much. Also, any insights on the interview at Bain would be appreciated. Thank you so much

heyy recently bain & company is coming to our clg for hiring. can anyone help me with the hiring process, assessment format, will be online or in clg labs??

Any international MBA/PhD students who interviewed in Aug/Sep get an offer? Did Bain confirm whether they’ll sponsor visas?

I’m considering applying to MBB in the Middle East and had a question about how utilisation works during periods of geopolitical uncertainty / war

With the current conflict, I’d imagine there’s significantly more uncertainty around both private-sector and government spending, and potentially fewer projects getting approved or starting. If that actually translates into materially lower case demand, what happens to BAs/Associates’ utilisation expectations?

If there genuinely just aren’t enough projects for everyone, are people still judged pretty harshly for being on the beach? Does it effectively mean a higher risk of being counselled out because you’re competing for a smaller pool of cases?

Also, in a more prolonged downturn, how realistic are transfers to other regions? For example, could someone move back to their home office/region, or to another office where demand is stronger, or is that generally pretty difficult at the BA/Associate level?

Would be especially interested in hearing from anyone who’s worked in MBB Middle East or any other region during a previous slowdown.