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Is there a Bain test equivalent to the McKinsey PST and BCG Potential Test?

Hi all,

Just want to ask the question in the title as juding from the information garnered from this site, it seems like no one has asked this yet?

Thanks in advance!

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Vlad
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bearbeitet am 27. Sept. 2017
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi,

Bain only has a written case. Though it's not a test, it has somehow similar in nature to McKinsey PST. Basically, it has 2 parts: 

  • Case information you have to go through 
  • Slides with missing info you have to complete

Since each question in a written case has an exact correct answer, the success criteria is the number of questions answered correctly. 

The best way to prepare is the following:

  1. Prepare both McKinsey and BCG type tests - it helps
  2. Check if the calculator is allowed. If not - you have to train mental math. I posted the main tips here: https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/tips-to-do-big-multiplications-in-my-mind-726#a1422
  3. Prepare for a regular case interview - it helps a lot. Basically, prep lounge website is about it
  4. Practice reading cases fast and prioritizing the information. I found useful two sources:
  • Written cases you'll be able to find in google or in case books. I've seen a couple in "Vault Guide to the Case Interview" and "Insead Business Admission Test"
  • Harvard cases - either buy or try to find online. You can find a couple of MIT cases here for free: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/LearningEdge/Pages/Case-Studies.aspx Unfortunately free cases don't have the prep questions. 

Good luck!

Gelöschter Nutzer
am 26. Sept. 2017

Hi!

In Brazil there is a test prior to the interviews. It is similar to BCG potential test and is divided in two parts:

1. GMAT questions (CR, PS, DS)

2. Business sense - charts, tables, exhibits, graphs, etc. Lots of data to be interpreted (one type per question).

It is very extensive and  has overall the same level of difficulty as BCG and McKinsey tests.

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Gelöschter Nutzer
am 9. Juli 2020

Hello A!

BCG test includes 23 questions and you will be given about 45 minutes to complete it. This means you will have two minutes to solve each question on average.

The BCG online case is very similar to a regular case the only difference being that your direction in the business case is guided by the questions being asked. So it will be similar to an "interviewer-led" case format. There are a lot of resources online for case solving and all you need to do is Google. If you want to sharpen your case skills in general I would recommend Victor Cheng's Case Interview Secrets by Victor Cheng and his book. 

However, since the BCG Online Case is also a single-choice test, you can also use this format to your advantage. You’ll receive+3 points for correct answers and -1 for wrong answers. Currently, the inofficial cut-off score is below 70-75%.

Message me if you have any other specific questions and all the best!

Best,

André

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Clara
Coach
am 30. Sept. 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

Yes, Bain has a test too. 

I would strongly recomment you practice it with the Integrated Reasoning part of the GMAT exam.

There are free exams in the internet that you can use for practice (the one of LBS MBA page, Verits prep, as well as some free trials for courses such as the one of The Economist (https://gmat.economist.com/)

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

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