Bain First Round Fit Questions

Hi June,
I confirm they will include fit questions, not as stressed as in final rounds of McK or BCG, but they will be very important for the success of your interview. You will be assessed on your leadership, teamwork, and drive to join Bain and a consulting firm in general. It will be crucial to prepare it by building impactful stories based on your background.

Best,
Antonello

Hi June,

as a regular interviewer at Bain I can unequivocally say that the FIT is crucial for success in any Bain interview. Both first and second round. The difference between our interviews and those of other firms is that we don't use a standard set of questions to probe it, but a more integrated approach.

To give a more specific example: While our competitors might ask you at the beginning of the interview "Tell me about a situation in which you showed real leadership?", we might ask you about a specific activity or experience on your CV that we find interesting. You should then be able to provide more detail - going beyond the hard facts in your CV - and present a compelling story that impresses us, without bragging about your achievements.

But our fit assessment does not stop there: Throughout the case, we evaluate how coachable you are (how you pick up the little hints that we give you), wether you come accross as condecending or humble and if we could see your personality thrive in a Bain environment.

While you can prepare for the first part of it, it is very difficult to recommend any preparation for the assessment throughout the case interview except of "just being yourself".

Hope this helps!

Regards!

Hi,

It's less structured than other firms. They will definitely ask you:

• Tell me about yourself
• Why consulting
• Why Bain
• Your questions to them

They may ask any additional questions based on your CV

Best

Hi June,

the behavioural part is usually less requiring at Bain – I helped candidates that didn’t have fit questions at all in their interview. However, you should equally prepare for it as you never know how deep the interviewer may want to go.

At the link below you can find a list of the most common fit questions:

https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/fit-questions-2785

Best,
Francesco

Dear Nora,

Yes, your interview with Bain will also include personal fit questions, then the case and then you will have a chance to ask your questions at the interviewer at the very end of interview (if you successfully passed your firts 2 rounds).

If you need any help with specific Bain questions or preparig for the case interview, feel free to reach out.

Wish you best of luck,

André

Hello!

On top of the insights already shared in the post, next week will be pusblished in PrepLounge´s Shop material related.

In concrete, the "Integrated FIT guide for MBB". It provides an end-to-end preparation for all three MBB interviews, tackling each firms particularities and combining key concepts review and a hands-on methodology. Following the book, the candidate will prepare his/her stories by practicing with over 50 real questions and leveraging special frameworks and worksheets that guide step-by-step, developed by the author and her experience as a Master in Management professor and coach. Finally, as further guidance, the guide encompasses over 20 examples from real candidates.

Here I leave you the link > https://www.preplounge.com/en/shop/tests-2/integrated-fit-guide-for-mbb-34

Feel free to PM me for disccount codes!

Hope you find it useful!

Best,

Clara