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Hi,
Bain is hiring less than other MBB companies globally, thus their application filtering process may be even more strict in some countries. That's why you should be either highly qualified or being well qualified but having a referral.
Pls find more information regarding the referral here:
https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/what-is-a-referral-really-1103#a2129
As for the general criteria, they mainly look at:
You can also increase your chances by having additional qualifications: tests, technical skills, extracurricular activities, achievements, etc.
Best
Hi Anonymous,
for new graduates, criteria would be the following, in order of importance:
For experienced hires, your career path would also be relevant. In general terms, the best work experience would be the following:
As for your second question: yes, they won’t invite you unless you show excellence in the previous areas, or, as Vlad mentioned, can compensate any missing points with a strong referral.
Best,
Francesco
I recently spoke with a recruiting specialist from Bain's Zurich office. They said they look at the following 3 areas:
For interns, it might differ a bit and they might look at extracuricular activities instead of work experience (but that's an assumption).
See a couple of previous threads on specific scoring criteria of resume/profiles below: