I will have a conversation with a Bain recruiter on for as part of first round. What kind of questions can I expect?
I will have a conversation with a Bain recruiter on for as part of first round. What kind of questions can I expect?
Hi Anonymous,
the typical fit questions you can expect are:
The best way to prepare is to complete the following check list:
Best,
Francesco
Hi,
Bain consultants will be less concerned about your stories and will not have strict guidelines. They will mostly check your background and motivation
The interviewer usually asks 3 sets of questions:
“Why consulting?”, “Why McKinsey” or “Why BCG” questions are used to assess your motivation to be a consultant in general and to work in that particular firm. They will check how you have done your homework and what you’ve learned about them. They also want to make sure that you have a clear intention to work in consulting.
Why consulting
When answering “Why consulting” questions, provide three reasons why you want to pursue a career in a consulting firm. A general rule is to find the reasons that are important for you and logically fit everything you have done before (e.g. you want to grow further in financial services and get exposure to these clients). You can always use some personal rationale like your experience of working with consultants on a client side.
Why our company
Answer “Why our company” question fits exactly the same logic. You can start with general facts about the local office. If you have an interest in a particular industry or client this may also be a great reason. If you have friends working in that company mention what you’ve learned from their experience.
Your questions to the interviewer
The main objective is to have a good conversation and highlight your intellectual capacity and curiosity. Thus:
It is ok to ask:
It's not ok to ask:
Be prepared and good luck!
Dear A,
Hi,
They will be asking the following:
Tell me about yourself (Walk me through your resume)
Why consulting
Why McKinsey
The story about leadership (How you've taken an initiative and led the people
to achieve something)
The story about Personal Impact (How you persuaded people)
Entrepreneurial Drive (Innovative solutions that you are proud of most)
Your questions to the interviewer
Also, for any of your story I would recommend you to use a specific structure, which consists of 5 components:
1. Situation (background)
2. Problem (Complication)
3. Your approach (how did you manage this problem)
4. Results (Outcomes of your approach)
5. Your learnings (what you take from this situation)
If you can apply this framework to every of your PEI stories and communicate in a top-down way, you would definitely leave great impression. For more details, feel free to approach me.
Best,
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