Bain- Oil & Gas

Question

Hello,

Does anyone have any insight on which European Bain offices have the strongest Oil & gas/Energy practice?

Also, I will be applying as an international (recent graduate) - no office in my home country nor in the European country where I studied. Is 40-30-30 a good strategy if I'm honestly indifferent between the offices or will it be seen by the HR in each office as not interested enough?

Thank you for your help!

Answer 1

Hi,

It's safe to assume that any country with a huge share of Oil&Gas industry will have a strong oil&gas practice.

HRs do not care about your % split. They add this question to understand your preferences and route your application the right way. So each country has a local HR and they will be assessing your profile towards the needs of their local office.

Best

Answer 2

Hi!

Most European Oil&Gas Partners at Bain are based in London - so are their pyramids of consultants underneath them.

That being said, Oil&Gas (as all extracting industries) is an extremely global industry - so you can expect extensive intercontinental travel if you build your career in this practice.

Cheers, Sidi

Answer 3

Amsterdam. To understand how much an office is strong in it I recommend looking at the profile of its partners: it's the most important criteria to understand the most important practices of the office

Best,
Antonello

Answer 4

Hi there,

You best bets are:

Oslo
Moscow
London

In terms of which office to pick, pick the one that makes the most sense. I.e. the one where they go "ah, makes sense this person is applying here". 1) Have evidence on your resume that you know/understand/can work in the target office country and (ideally) 2) have networked with people in that office. Otherwise you're just another name on the table!

Furthermore, I would have a clear "progression". So, something like 50, 30, 20.

Answer 5

Dear A,

First I would mention Moscow (if you consider Russia as a part of Europe) and Amsterdam.

And sloghtly London and Scandinavian countries.

If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out.

Best,
André

Answer 6

London and the Nordics. Check out Bain.com where you can filter for industries and locations to see where the partners with specialization in O&G are based.