Get Active in Our Amazing Community of Over 453,000 Peers!

Schedule mock interviews on the Meeting Board, join the latest community discussions in our Consulting Q&A and find like-minded Case Partners to connect and practice with!

Withdraw Application from Bain Portal

Anyone who has worked at Bain? application process Bain & Company Referral
New answer on Dec 23, 2021
5 Answers
3.1 k Views
Anonymous A asked on Dec 20, 2021

Hey,

Keeping it short: I have been trying to reach many consultants over past couple of weeks for my Bain application. With no responses over weeks, today I decided to go ahead and apply anyways. 

But 3 hours after submitting my application, I get a message about providing referral. I would like to withdraw this application and start a new one through the referral. 

I am unable to find any choice for withdrawal. Will deleting the account, withdraw my application? 

Thanks! 

(edited)

Overview of answers

Upvotes
  • Upvotes
  • Date ascending
  • Date descending
Best answer
Ian
Expert
Content Creator
replied on Dec 20, 2021
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate

Hi there,

If you've submitted in just the past few hours, you should be ok. I would reach out to HR (call) and ask them if you can resubmit your application with a referral (say you made a mistake).

Simultaneously, tell the consultant you just submitted the application and ask him/her what the process would be.

Good luck!

Was this answer helpful?
Anonymous A on Dec 20, 2021

I submitted the application through the recruitment portal, without any connection with HR or anyone. But will try to contact any HR if possible.

Anonymous B on Dec 21, 2021

Maybe you can get HR contact through your reference

Hagen
Expert
Content Creator
replied on Dec 22, 2021
#1 Bain coach | >95% success rate | interviewer for 8+ years | mentor and coach for 7+ years

Hi there,

First of all, congratulations on the referral!

This is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of users, so I am happy to provide my perspective on it:

  • Given the time you asked the question I sincerely hope you reached out to the recruiter and asked him/ her to connect your application with the referral made since this is what I would advise you to do.
  • To my knowledge, there is no possibilitiy other than politely asking the recruiter to technically revoke an application. Besides the fact that it would look pretty odd.

In case you want a more detailed discussion on how to best prepare your upcoming Bain interviews, please feel free to contact me directly.

I hope this helps,

Hagen

Was this answer helpful?
Pedro
Expert
replied on Dec 23, 2021
Bain | Roland Berger | EY-Parthenon | Mentoring Approach | 30% off first 10 sessions in May| Market Sizing | DARDEN MBA

You should actually ask this to your referral contact.  They may be able to help and to contact directly HR for you.

Was this answer helpful?
Francesco
Expert
Content Creator
replied on Dec 21, 2021
#1 Coach for Sessions (4.500+) | 1.500+ 5-Star Reviews | Proven Success (➡ interviewoffers.com) | Ex BCG | 10Y+ Coaching

Hi there,

I agree with Ian, in your case it would be better to contact HR and align with them before taking any action, they should be able to clarify the best way to proceed.

Good luck!

Francesco

Was this answer helpful?
Clara
Expert
Content Creator
replied on Dec 21, 2021
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

If you can contact HR go ahead, but if not, for sure I wouldn´t withdraw it. You can keep it live there and let the referral hopefully work its magic.

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara

Was this answer helpful?
Ian gave the best answer

Ian

Content Creator
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
1,100
Meetings
77,899
Q&A Upvotes
237
Awards
5.0
151 Reviews