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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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Just get to know them authentically and have some real questions you’re interested in learning more about. They’re not going to case you on an intro call, and while the content of a call like this can’t be predicted I’m sure it’s probably just a get to know you type call where you should fee free to drive the discussion with questions
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Being prepared with brief pitch about yourself / your interests plus questions for them is right. Ask for advice or their story. Don’t ask stuff you can find online (eg what is interview process, when are applications due, do you hire from xyz).
First of all, thank you both for the insight! I wanted to provide an update (in the event this can help anyone reading) and pose another question.
I recently had the call, and it went well. I took the following successful approach: 1) I’ll share my story, 2) I’d like to learn your story, 3) let’s see if you’re cool with bringing me in. (I did not explicitly mention #3 as I teed up the call).
While they did ask me hypotheticals - “what would be your recommendations to X?” and “what problems are your clients experiencing and what results have you helped them realize?” - for the most part, the aforementioned agenda was executed.
At the end of the call, they asked for me to send my resume over, and simply mentioned how this will require patience as hiring is obviously slower than normal (aka - could be a number of months before any traction happens). There were obviously no promises; however, I am perceiving the resume request to be a positive (I could be wrong).
Here’s my question - today I saw a specific role on McK’s site that fits my background and exactly what I want. Should I refrain from reaching back out with the job rec #, etc., to the partner I met with, because they mentioned they will reach out to me if needed? Or, should I reach back out? The role is in the Partner’s industry and functional area, so I would not want to have my probe perceived as “pushy”, as I am assuming they would likely know of the demand / open role. I’m viewing the availability of that role as “carpe diem”.
Any/all insights would be helpful!
Industry-focused Associate role. Yes, resume was sent today