Hi Everyone !
Do you know if Bain interviews involve also public sector cases ? What are the preferred Bain cases during the interviews (both 1st and 2nd round)?
Thanks!
Hi Everyone !
Do you know if Bain interviews involve also public sector cases ? What are the preferred Bain cases during the interviews (both 1st and 2nd round)?
Thanks!
Hi,
Here is some information according to 100+ Bain cases my candidates had on the interviews. However it may be not representative geographically, but according to my experience:
Most common types of case:
Most common industries:
Still, you can expect a public sector case. It's a roulette
Best
Hi,
Bain tends to do less public sector cases in general. Also, see the following discussion:
https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/bain-public-sectorgovt-work-3178
Overall, Bain likes to give PE-related questions, i.e. cases that involve entering a new market, buying a company etc. which generally means that you need to understand the market (common to all interviews) but also understand the dynamics of a PE deal.
You can find a video on Bain's website where they present common interview cases given by Bain:
https://www.bain.com/careers/interview-prep/case-interview/
Hope that helps :)
Best regards
Hi there,
One of my coachees very recently had a public sector case at Bain.
Cheers
Serhat
Hello!
As it has been outlined, difference between 1st and 2nd round consist in:
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