I'm curious about what makes a Bain interviews different vs other top firms like McKinsey or BCG. What are the particular skills and personalities interviewers would be looking out and testing for and how? Any general advice on how to stand out?
Generally, the interviews are very similar to the other companies. The difference lies more in the relative weihs of skills, than in a structural difference. In my perspective, there are two main differences between Bain and some of the other firms:
DIfferences do exist across offices and between interviewers, so think of this as a general directional difference. Generally, I would say if you are comfortable with the Bain style of interviews, it is easier to succeed in the interviews of other firms than vice versa.
Hi there,
In general, I wouldn't try to play that game. In aggregate, companies are somewhat different in what they do. I.e. generally Bain is known to have more charts, be candidate-led, be more PE/VC focused.
However, that's in aggregate. Every interviewer is different and no two cases are the same. You need to learn to learn, or, put another way, learn how to think about and approach any case/interview rather than get prepared for a few specific things.
Casing is about flexibility/adaptability!
Hi there!
Mostly all the Interviews have a very similar structure, so you need to prepare for a typical Round Interview. The main aspect of the preparation is that you need to improve your logical and maths skills, knowledge of economics, creativity, and leadership - these are the main skills.
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