What Bain looks for

We look for strategy consultants who possess a high level of energy and a sincere desire to affect change in diverse industries on diverse client challenges.

• A results-oriented track record
• Sharp analytical, problem-solving and conceptual skills
• Solid leadership experience and strong team skills
• Sound business sense and a creative mind
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multitasked, fast-paced and changing environment
• Track record as a true coach and capability builder
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Confident, enthusiastic, persuasive and resilient
• Passion for consulting – and for life
• Ability to travel for case work

Do you have what it takes to succeed as part of the Bain team?

• Problem-solving: Consulting is all about helping clients to overcome their most vexing business challenges. We look for candidates with the ability to analyze a situation and formulate an effective solution. Team experience and academic achievement may also indicate strong problem-solving skills.
• Results: Bain has a proud legacy of generating results that have a positive, measurable impact on the client’s bottom line. No matter what your background, we want to see that you made a quantifiable difference in an organization’s success.
• Leadership: Do you have proven leadership experience? Whether through work, school or extracurricular activities, being a leader frames your application in a favorable light.
• Passion: We look for candidates who show an enthusiasm for solving client problems and delivering meaningful results. Who are focused on succeeding as individuals and as part of a team. And who have a zest for interesting pursuits outside of the office. Passionate people bring an energy to client engagements that inspires their colleagues to do even better work.

Key learning at Bain

As a Bain consultant, you are immersed in all aspects of our end-to-end process. Develop a plan to solve the client’s problems. Execute the analysis. Translate data into meaningful insights and recommendations. Move the client to action. Everything you do is geared toward achieving bottom-line results for our clients.

Along the way, you also learn to refine your interpersonal and people management skills. This helps you to properly identify client needs, build deeper client relationships and gain consensus—all of which make you a better leader.

Learning as a Bain consultant takes many other forms, from formal global training programs to informal mentoring on a day-to-day basis. The overall experience is incredibly enriching from both a personal and a professional standpoint.

Duties & Responsibilities

Successful Bain consultants are recognized not only for their excellent analytical and interpersonal abilities, but also for their drive to find strategic solutions that translate into lasting results for their clients. At Bain, consultants grow and sharpen general management skills, strategic, operational, organizational and financial, with every engagement.

New consultants immediately join client case teams and become intimately involved in the formulation and implementation of strategic recommendations to improve the economic performance of their clients.

Given the workload and performance expectations of this position, Consultants are regularly required to work more than 50 hours/week to perform essential duties of the job.

Typical assignments include gathering data in the field, speaking with customers, performing analyses, preparing client presentations and working with clients to implement recommendations. Consultants work across a variety of study types (e.g. strategy, mergers and acquisitions, private equity), across a variety of industries (e.g. financial services, telecommunications, digital and technology, retail, consumer products) and across a variety of geographies worldwide.

Qualifications

We consider candidates with master degrees, advanced degrees (MBA or PhD) and industry experienced hires, with between 2 and 8 years of professional experience.

Candidates should be highly motivated individuals who possess excellent analytical and interpersonal abilities, a keen business sense and strong academic records. We select people with intelligence, integrity, passion and the ambition to make a mark. Then we develop and train them to reach their full potential.