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Bain & Company Hey guys,
I have an interview scheduled with Bain & Company Advance Analytics Group for Senior Associate, Data Science position. Can somebody give me an idea of the overall process, as in does interview consists of coding problem solving or is it mainly case oriented or something else?
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Best advice I got was to treat case prep like working out: you don’t do full body every single day but you isolate specific muscle groups and work each individually. Over time, the full body gets stronger automatically. Applying that same logic to case prep, there are discrete steps in the process:
1A) take notes while case is being read to you and then read it back
1B) ask clarifying questions
2) Structure
3, 4, 5) Questions: math, brainstorming, chart reading
^repeat 3-5 in any order and however many times
6) Give recommendation (maybe)
Just work on each of those skills in isolation. Have someone read you cases and all you do is take notes and read back. Then do a bunch where all you do is come up with and ask clarifying questions. Etc
This is good advice. I’d add: never memorise a framework, but get good at being natural. In other words, isolate the specific exam question that’s relevant to the case, and then come up with the relevant logical tests. Talk to that, rather than reciting an OTS framework
Don’t forget about the personal experience portion. It’s a whole half of the interview that a lot of people forget to prep properly for
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Go through each type of case and isolate the math in each. Practice and make sure you know how to do these cold without thinking with no calculator. The math isn't hard, but between calculator dependence and not regularly using certain function, this is paramount. Getting stuck on the math or getting it wrong will torpedo you. Side benefit of getting your mental math back is it will sharpen your critical thinking and the gut check.... can that answer be correct?
Do a search in this bowl. There have been lots of good, extensive answers written to this question.
This is good advice. I’d add: never be robotic, so practice speaking with varying cadence, focusing on rapport over German-like process
Know how a good case looks like and for me the harder part is to structure correctly etc