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Bain London office tests

Hi, 

Could anyone tell me which tests does Bain do? Is it verbal and numerical ? Or do they also do the logical/ diagrammatic ones? 

Thanks, 

Sofia

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Vlad
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edited on Oct 24, 2017
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Hi,

Bain has a written case, that looks kind of a test. You can find an example here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zor4m49eyx5qxal/AABeUN6mtiGkWhEklRjszX2Oa?dl=0

Bain Written Case 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. 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
  2. Practice solving the cases - basically preplounge website is about it
  3. Practice reading cases fast and prioritizing the information. You can use 2 sources:
  • Written cases in the internet (You can find some of them in google or in case books)
  • Harvard cases - either buy or try to download somehwere in the web. You can find a couple of MIT cases here for free: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/LearningEdge/Pages/Case-Studies.aspx The main problem - these free cases don't have any pre-defined questions. 

Good luck!

on Oct 24, 2017

Hi, 

I believe you're talking about the online tests? If so it is only verbal and numerical. No logical.

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