Hello
I had my first round interviews with Bain middle east last week. I have not heard back yet, I am asking here to just ease my anxiety.
As experts do you think the fit interview going very WELL could push my chances to get to round 2?
my apologies if this is a repeated question.
Thank you
Hi there,
First of all, congratulations on the interview progress thus far with Bain!
I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it:
If you would like a more detailed discussion on how to best prepare for the partner interview round with Bain, please don't hesitate to contact me directly.
Best,
Hagen
Hi there,
Q: As experts do you think the fit interview going very WELL could push my chances to get to round 2?
In order to move to the next round, you need to pass both the fit and case parts. If you didn’t do well in the case, the fit part won’t be able to compensate for it.
On the other hand, candidates often have a biased view of their performance, so even if you think you didn’t do well in the case, your performance might have actually been fine.
If you have not heard back after one week, it is totally fine to follow up with HR.
Good luck!
Francesco
Hi there,
Congrats on getting this far!
It's totally ok for them to take a week or even more to get back to you. I wouldn't worry about it.
Yes, the fit part being very strong can help a lot, but only if you were already borderline on the case. If the case was plain bad, then I wouldn't expect the fit part to save the situation.
Best,
Cristian
Hi there,
Hard to tell from the outside.
Fingers crossed!
Cheers.
Florian
Hi there,
We're not going to be able to ease your anxiety. Sorry. Such is life!
You need to do well in the case and the fit. Sure, there's a “balance” between the two. We don't know what your outcome will be, nor will you ever be able to predict it!
Please focus on what you can control: network and apply to other firms, and fix whatever case mistakes you made.
Here's some reading to help with that.
https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/pitfalls-case-interview-preparation
https://www.preplounge.com/en/articles/how-to-shift-your-mindset-to-ace-the-case
Hi there,
I would say when in doubt, the case interview component is more heavily weighted than the personal fit. As a candidate, it is often also hard to judge how individual interviews went. But it is natural to think about it all the time afterwards - especially if you haven't received your feedback yet.
The fact is that nobody here will be able to give you a satisfactory answer - it would be mere speculation. You'll just have to wait until you hear back and don't get hung up on things you think didn't go well. Just keep going full steam ahead.
Fingers crossed
Hi,
I'm sure others will mention this, but the results are out of your hand right now. Only thing you can do is wait, and prepare well for the next round, or for other future interviews that you have.
From an interviewers POV, the case portion is the most important portion - there needs to be a minimum standard on your problem solving skills.
All the best!
Hi,
what position did you apply to?
