Bain & Company Hi everyone,
Has anyone here successfully transitioned from industry into Bain as an experienced hire (vs traditional MBA recruiting)?

I’m about 3 years post-MBA, currently in industry, recently applied for a Consultant role at Bain & Company and am about to take the online assessment.

Curious how different the process is for experienced hires vs MBA recruiting, and realistically how common this transition is a few years post-MBA.

Would appreciate any advice.

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AFAIK the interview process is the same. Laterals from industry were fairly common in 2021-22, but the success rate wasn't great - lots were transitioned out within 2 years. Can't speak for other MBBs, but Bain didn't seem to have a ton of success integrating industry hires, at least in my office.

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Do you know why lateral hires had a lower success rate than MBA Cs? & which office are you in?

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IMO its's because Bain has a very particular way of doing things, and that can be a tough adjustment from someone who is coming from industry or another firm, whereas the MBA hires have less 'un-learning' to do. I was in one of the larger offices (NY, SF, Chicago).

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