The family and support I loved in the Military and how I’ve found that at Bain
Hi, my name is Kelly and I’m a Case Team Leader in our San Francisco office (but currently on a 6 month transfer to Amsterdam!). Prior to Bain, I attended Columbia Business School after transitioning...
View ArticleHow my time in the Army prepared me for Consulting at Bain
Hi, my name is Dave and I’m a second year Consultant in the Bain Atlanta Office. Prior to business school, I served in the United States Army as an Infantry Officer. I often get asked about the...
View ArticleSome of the most common questions I get asked on-campus about becoming a...
Hi, my name is Carrie. I was a 2013 Summer Associate in the Chicago office and graduated this past June from Kellogg. I re-joined the Chicago office this fall as a Consultant and am currently the...
View ArticleTaking a step back – my Bain interview experience
Hi! My name is Hugh – I’m a Fuqua student currently spending my summer internship in Bain’s Atlanta office. Over the next few months I’ll be sharing a few stories on my experience as a Summer...
View Article5 tips for getting a head start on a career in consulting with Bain.
It’s officially summer here at Bain Boston – World Cup matches are playing in the Bain café, our interns are diving into their cases and we’re preparing for our summer offsite which includes...
View ArticleThe 2014 Bain World Cup football (soccer) tournament
If there’s one thing I absolutely recommend as part of your Bain experience, it’s attending the Bain World Cup. There’s simply nothing else like it. For 28 years, Bain has hosted an international...
View ArticleUpdating Bain’s career website
The end of summer is also a signal that the on-campus recruiting season is almost upon us. Naturally, this is the time of year when candidates are researching their post-college career options on-line...
View ArticleCan you solve the Bain Race puzzle?
This past weekend marked the annual San Francisco office Bain Race – a day long competition where teams visited a number of locations around the Bay Area to solve clues and complete challenges before...
View ArticleWorking in Bain Marketing (+ the new Bain Blog!)
I joined Bain in the autumn of 2012 as a member of the online marketing team having spent the previous decade working for a couple of creative marketing agencies in England, NYC and, more recently,...
View ArticleHow to be able to leave networking events not hating everything and everyone
I’ll be honest – networking was one of my least favorite parts of the recruiting process when I was in my second or third year of college. The not-so-subtly handing someone your resume, the desperate...
View ArticleRemembering that recruiting is a two-year process
It’s a little humbling to be part of a resume review. From my many visits to campus, and countless conversations with students interested in consulting, I had developed at least some sense for the...
View ArticleA “backward” approach to establishing location priorities during recruiting...
“Why did you choose the Atlanta office?” has been one of the most common questions asked by MBA students during my time as an on-campus rep. This is certainly a valid question, but I sometimes feel...
View ArticleMy role as an “On Campus Representative” (OCR)
I recently had the chance to get back to my MBA campus as part of my OCR (on-campus rep) role. It was great to see some of my old friends and professors, and admittedly a little strange being on the...
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