Hi everyone,
I am reparing first-round interview for Bain. What are the most important things? What should I pay attention most? What are the common case types for first round?
Thanks in advance.
Hi everyone,
I am reparing first-round interview for Bain. What are the most important things? What should I pay attention most? What are the common case types for first round?
Thanks in advance.
Hi there, my input as a Bainie:
Most of what Vlad has said is true, although it varies by office and some of the most recent developments:
Good luck!
Alessandro
Hi,
There is no difference from the other rounds. The only difference - at the first round they may forgive you some mistakes / inefficiency. Other than that - you have the whole Q&A part of the site to read=)
Some general tips:
Feel free to reach me for prep. I have over 100 real Bain cases in my library.
Best
Hi,
I had one recently and was rejected on creativity reasons. What they mean by this is to ask about the business (qualitative questions) and bring these factors into your answers and recommendation (what is the impact of the financial numbers, qualitatively?).
Good luck
Vlad gave a great answer to your question (as usual), I would just add that Bain interviewer expect you to drive the conversation. You are responsible for deciding what problem you want to tackle first. Often the interviewer also expects that you are able to wrap the case up once you have come to a preliminary conclusion.
Secondly, remeber the importance of Bain's 'hypothesis first' approach - you should try to come up with an initial hypothesis early during the case and should revisit it several times to check if your initial assumptions still hold true
Hello!
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Best,
Clara
Hi Alessandro, regaring the "bottom-up" / "top-down" you mentioned, can I understand as supply (bottom up) and demand (top down) ? That's the way I structure my market sizing