Bain & Company

Getting Hired

Tips from the inside

Selectivity
Given its status as one of the industry’s truly elite consulting firms, it’s unsurprising that Bain’s hiring process is exceptionally rigorous and selective.  Quite simply, it’s a matter of people; the firm only looks at (let alone hires) the very best that MBA and undergraduate schools have to offer.  It isn’t enough to have years of experience in your field or high scores on aptitude tests (though both are important).  Over the course of at least three rounds of interviews, the firm looks for the precise qualities that it has identified as essential to one's success in the organization.  “Passionate, driven, humble and curious” is how one consultant describes the ideal candidate (note the very-important presence of “humble” among the other requisites).