I applied online. I interviewed at Bain & Company (London, England) in Jun 2017
Interview
Applied online on their website, and 2 two weeks later I hear back from their London recruiter to schedule a first conversation. Phone chat with said recruiter, in which she explains that the role has changed but they are still interested in my profile. I say fine, and she agrees to set up some interviews the following week.
I hear back from them, saying that the process has changed again, and now there needs to be a coding test (which still hasn't been created at that point), and a technical phone chat, which is fine by me. I agree to move, they tell me they need to wait for the coding test to be signed off, which should happen within a week. I tell them fine, and after that I never heard from them ever again. I contacted them two weeks later to check if there were any updates, and I was ignored.
It's unbelievable that a company with such a reputation has such a disorganised recruitment process . Moreover, it's pathetic that they just decide to 'ghost' candidates and ignore them rather than take two minutes to reply an email. Says a lot about this firm, and shows that their advanced analytics area is still in its infancy given that they cannot put together a proper interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your analytics experience, some work you've done.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Mumbai) in Aug 2025
Interview
It was online round, they ask about DSA, ML algorithms, RAG. Also they will give some python and sql program to write. Remember your python code will be based on DSA. Practice your basic and story telling of your project.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Boston, MA) in Apr 2025
Interview
Recruiter call 45 min, codility test involves ML, technical interview with hiring manager which involves case study, got rejected as i was not well prepared for case study especially related to operations research and optimization strategies
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
SQL Joins, classification, python data processing and analysis
I applied online. I interviewed at Bain & Company (Paris) in Sept 2024
Interview
The interview process is about 4 rounds with 3 to 4 interviews each. You will be interviewing with different members of the Firm. Some are case studies questions to understand how you think. Others will be about explaining the technical experience in your resume. Other set of questions would be about demonstrating leadership and grit in previous difficult scenarios.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you were in disagreement with a member of your team and how you solved the issue.