Interview guide

Bain & Company interview guide

14 interview questions across 2 rounds at Bain & Company, plus 20 tracked openings with their application deadlines.

First Round: 8Superday: 6

Questions by round.

The Bain & Company interview questions, by round. The readable question is the one the Bain & Company interview questions page shows free; the rest stay locked until you start your 3-day free trial.

First Round

8 questions

Your private equity client is considering a chain of fitness clubs. What do you need to believe to do the deal, and what kills it fastest?

GeneralistTechnicalIntermediate

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Superday

6 questions

6 Superday questions are locked. Start the free trial to read them.

What to drill before Bain & Company.

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Deadlines at Bain & Company.

Next tracked deadline: November 30, 2026 (Bain & Company 2027 Connecting and Resourcing Empowered Women (CREW)).

Bain & Company 2027 Connecting and Resourcing Empowered Women (CREW)
Closes in 15 days. Opening date not announced.
Insight ProgramsCloses November 30, 2026Check status
Bain & Company 2027 Building Entrepreneurial Leaders (BEL)
Closes in 15 days. Opening date not announced.
Insight ProgramsCloses November 30, 2026Check status
Bain First Forward Summit
Closes in 15 days. Opening date not announced.
Insight ProgramsCloses November 30, 2026Check status
Associate Consultant (Asia)
Opening date not announced for this cycle.
Full-Time RolesOpening date not announcedCheck status
Summer Associate (Middle East)
Opening date not announced for this cycle.
Summer InternshipsOpening date not announcedCheck status
Associate Consultant Internship (Middle East)
Opening date not announced for this cycle.
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Summer Associate
Opening date not announced for this cycle.
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Associate Consultant Internship (Europe)
Opening date not announced for this cycle.
Summer InternshipsOpening date not announcedCheck status
Spark
Rolling review. No fixed opening or closing date stated.
Insight ProgramsRolling deadlineCheck status
Summer Associate (London)
Opening date not announced for this cycle.
Summer InternshipsOpening date not announcedCheck status
Summer Associate (Asia)
Opening date not announced for this cycle.
Summer InternshipsOpening date not announcedCheck status
Associate Consultant (Middle East)
Opening date not announced for this cycle.
Full-Time RolesOpening date not announcedCheck status
Associate Consultant (Europe)
Opening date not announced for this cycle.
Full-Time RolesOpening date not announcedCheck status
Associate Consultant Internship (Asia)
Opening date not announced for this cycle.
Summer InternshipsOpening date not announcedCheck status
Summer Associate (Europe)
Opening date not announced for this cycle.
Summer InternshipsOpening date not announcedCheck status
Associate Consultant Internship
Opened March 10, 2026. No deadline stated.
Summer InternshipsOpenCheck status
Associate Consultant
No longer listed by the firm.
Full-Time RolesClosedCheck status
Consulting Kickstart
Applications closed October 5, 2026.
Insight ProgramsClosedCheck status
Mustaqbalak 'Your Future': Consulting COOP
Applications closed October 10, 2026.
Off-Cycle InternshipsClosedCheck status
Associate Consultant (London)
Applications closed October 15, 2026.
Full-Time RolesClosedCheck status

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Bain & Company openings and outreach.

Bain & Company openings: 20 openings on the tracker, and how the firm hires.
Bain & Company email format, with a worked example.
Management Consulting openings: every tracked opening on the path, firm by firm.

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Captured from the product: the Internvest tracker page for one J.P. Morgan opening, J.P. Morgan 2027 Asset Management Investments Full Time Analyst Program, with its tags, application requirements and timeline.

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