Withdrawing application

Question

Hi all,

I have a first round interview with Bain coming up next week. However, I am currently extremely unprepared as have not been able to allocate my time to the practice cases due to my heavy workload at school.

I interviewed with BCG last week, already got rejected and was told to wait for 2 years before reapplying. Just wondering would it be alright if i try to postpone my interview to another time? Or, if I am to withdraw my application for Bain now, would I be able to reapply next year, or would an application ban still be applied?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi Chii,
I confirm that is much better to postpone the interview. HR handle these situations frequently and there will be no negative points on your overall evaluation.

Best,
Antonello

Answer 2

Hi,

It's totally fine to postpone the interview. Just ask for an extra month due to personal reasons and spend this month on prep. I would not withdraw the application - there is no process set for that and the chances are high they will not invite you again

Best

Answer 3

Hi Chii, I know a lot of people who postponed their interviews but would definitely suggest not to withdraw the application!

Answer 4

Hi Chii,

as a Bain interviewer, I can tell you that this is not perceived negatively. However, you should not withdraw the application, but just ask for a delay of the interview date.

In fact, this also often is suggested by us: We usually invite candidates for a practice interview with one of our junior consultants before the actual interview day (not sure if this happens in all offices, though). The result of this practice interview is not taken into consideration in the offer decision, but might trigger a suggestion to postpone if the junior consultant has the impression that the candidate is insufficienly prepared. This does not hurt your chances, as the actual interviewers won't even know this at the actual interview.

Hope his helps!