Bain & Company
A management consulting firm that advises companies and private equity investors on strategy, operations, and deals.
- 6
- programs
- 3
- open now
- Associate Consultant InternNo data yet
- Associate Consultant InternNo data yet
- Consulting KickstartNo data yet
How Bain & Company recruitsbain.com
- 1Online assessment
For consulting, the process typically starts with a digital assessment taken before interviews.
- 2First round
One or more case interviews follow, with all materials provided, and behavioral questions are woven in for some roles.
Paraphrased from Bain & Company's own page, read Nov 6, 2026.
What they say they look for. Be ready to discuss Bain's operating principles, connect your skills to the role, explain why Bain specifically, and use the digital assessment and case prep hubs.
At a glance
- Posting now
- No office right now
- Industries
- Management Consulting
- Summers
- 2028, 2027
- Last verified
- Nov 9
What Bain & Company asks3 from public sources
A friend wants to open a coffee shop in a university city of about 100,000 people. How would you estimate the size of the local coffee market?
First round, why this firm. Bain & Company
The coffee shop sells at GBP 3 a cup, has a GBP 1 variable cost per cup, GBP 245,610 to open, and GBP 163,740 a year to run. How many cups must it sell to break even in year one?
First round, why this firm. Bain & Company
A long-established women's fashion company has seen revenue fall for five straight years. What is driving the decline, and how can it grow revenue?
First round, why this firm. Bain & Company
Dates by cycle3
- Summer 2027 Building Entrepreneurial Leaders (BEL) ProgramSeen open from Nov 9, 2026. Open now.
- Summer 2027 CREW (Connecting and Resourcing Empowered Women)Seen open from Nov 9, 2026. Open now.
- Summer 2027 First ForwardSeen open from Nov 9, 2026. Open now.
Seen open from is the first day we saw the posting on the firm's own site. A public record is the firm's announcement or a dated student post.
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