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From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship
“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”
I applied and my email confirmation said that Bain “will contact you in approximately 60 days should it be appropriate to move forward in our hiring process.” Is this universal for everyone? I’m just curious because I thought the turnaround time is typically within 2 weeks for an update.
I got the same email.
Same here
Yeah, I have also heard it is 2 weeks. wonder why they said 60 days. unless they are pushing the entire process back.
is this also when R1 invites come out too?
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I got the same email when I applied in January. Probably generic.
did anyone get the option to pick respective offices / allocate percentages towards them?
yes. i could pick up to 3
My guess is that the economy and demand for future projects is still too opaque. So they're slowing / delaying the process down so that they can make offers when they have more clarity. But I'm just guessing.
that is my thought as well
I'm a bit out of practice with consulting recruitment, so I'd like to ask: Does Bain consider 0-3 years for their AC cohort? I might apply for the sake of it.
Associate consultant for 2 years, senior associate consultant for 1 then mba or direct promo
Did anyone get an email inviting to a case prep workshop this afternoon that’s for mid July?
Ye doesn’t everyone get those?
I got that email as well. Does it mean anything?
Did anyone hear from Chicago or NYC?
no did you?
nothing yet
Anything?
No I'm expecting early this week
It’s Friday
Did someone say something or just guessing? (Still quiet on the NYC/DC front)
Anything?
wow, none of NE offices (NYC, Boston, Chicago) have heard anything!!
yea still have not heard anything yet
Heard Chicago just came out
wow! do you get interview invites from only your top choice or all companies you apply to?
*offices
They’ll only interview you for one office. They don’t want to be competing against themselves
for AC or ACI
still waiting for nyc AC - anyone heard?
did chicago come out for full time or internship?
anyone hear from sf office? AC
still waiting
bump on this...
anyone from LA office AC?
Anyone heard back from DC office for AC? Afraid to check my email lol
DC AC came out earlier today
Are you sure this was for AC and not ACI?
Are you sure this was AC and not ACI?
Did they give you interview dates?
Did anyone hear back from Atlanta office?
yes got aci
Anyone heard back for texas offices?
houston interviews have come out
have interview results come out yet for Houston ACI?
Did anyone hear back from Denver AC?
anyone heard anything from ACI??
Heard from the DC office for ACI
were you able to pick a day and time? or did they just give you a time
Anyone hear back from Chicago AC?
I have not heard back for chicago AC
just received R1 for chicago AC at 3pm today
is there an online test round before the first round (AC)?
NYC or Boston AC?
nothing from bos aci
nothing from nyc ac
nothing here either
just heard back - Boston AC
Anything from West Coast offices? (LA, SF)
Haven't heard anything yet from LA or SF
bump (haven’t heard yet from LA)
anything from Chicago ACI?
Full-time Atlanta AC just went out
i guess nyc AC isnt out yet AHHH :(
So it looks like Chicago, Denver, DC are the only ones out?
And Atlanta
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AC or ACI?
Boston AC just came out
Northeast AC out
New York? Or Boston?
northeast includes both bos and nyc for bain i think
northeast... lol pls elaborateeeeeee
NYC + BOS ACI invites out
are all NY invites out?
Really? So if you haven't heard back then you probably didn't get an interview?
not sure if it comes out in waves or not. but got an email at 4:40p ET
did anyone hear whether NYC AC came outtttt
Yep, just received NYC AC interview invite
i guess SF and LA are on california time… lol
Fr
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Any word from Texas offices?
Just heard ACI is out but dunno if AC is out
Does anyone know when the ACI interview dates will be? Next week (July 29-August 2nd) or the following?
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awesome, thanks!
Anything from LA?
nah :(
for those who have heard back, did you apply through your school or bain website?
Just the standard Bain website resume drop.
Did people get email for interviews?
Any updates on west coast (SF)
SF out just now
ACI? AC?
Anything from LA?
Just got first round AC
Does ACI come out at same time?
Bain texas interview invitations are out
For AC or ACI?
AC
does ac and aci come out same day?
ACI is out too
Does anyone know if the interview invites come out in waves? (boston AC- didn’t hear anything)
bump - if you don’t get your first office are there more waves as offices review a second time?
wondering this too
A DC recruiter said if your first choice office says no, they transfer your application to your next choice office and if unsuccessful your third after which they send a rejection email.
Anybody heard about Bain Atlanta ACI?
yes got atl aci
Any word for SF ACI?
j got an invite
did u get to final round
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Bain SF ACI is out
Anything for LA ACI?
bump - do they send them separately from AC?
Do interviews come in waves or should you give up hope if you didn't receive one today? (rlly anxious so would appreciate any insight!!!)
bump anything for atl aci yet?? i've only seen ac atl
atl aci came out
For those of us who received an interview, is there no behavioral to the first round?
i think final round has behaviorals
for those who got an offer... were u from target // what were ur stats!! im curious and congrats
Thanks for the congrats, no offer yet but hopefully the interview turns into one! For stats: Non-target (borderline semi-target), 35 ACT, 3.72 GPA, strong extracurriculars, networked well.
Did you network with mainly associates or higher level bainies? I got a recommendation from a partner but didn't get an interview invite. Thanks!!
Thanks! target, 3.95, 36 act, prior exp in research, networked w school team AC/C level
I just heard back. Complete non target school like no name at all for NE Bain, 3.9 GPA, President of consulting club and President of student government. Had 2 consulting internships prior. Networked a lot and got a partner referral.
Great story- congratulations!!
target (but not hypsm), 3.9/1570, didn't network at all
target, 3.5 gpa, 1530, mediocre extracurriculars and networking, applying aci
did anyone receive atl aci invites yet??? i've only seen atl ac on this thread
If someone did not receive ACI interview invite, is there no other chances like getting one tmrw? (DC Office)
same - dc office hopeful, haven't heard anything
does anyone know when the first rounds will take place? and does anyone have any insights on the advantages of when to schedule them when we pick the timeslots tomorrow
don't think there would be any tangible adv for scheduling. just pick whatever works best w ur schedule and habits i'd say
Did anyone get ACI for Texas?
Will they send rejection emails? Or just ghost if we didn't get an interview
Are we sure that not getting an interview invite at this point means rejection?
I have heard rumors that there may be a second wave of interview invites today, but not 100%
when do emails come out today to pick a time slot to interview?
just came out. do u also not see any available times for jul 29 or aug 2?
yes, i only saw tuesday-thursday
I couldn't get to the link until 30 mins after it was sent out, and all that was left was 2 slots on Tuesday. Not sure if that's good or bad or how many slots there were initially but.
have any rejections came out yet?
doubt rejections will be out so soon. when i applied for aci i got my rejection august 8th
does anyone know whether there will be a second round of invites?
Yes they are doing lots of waves. Just heard back a few hours ago
Yes they are doing lots of waves. Just heard back a few hours ago
Which office?
How much have you all prepared for the case interviews....???
I've done ~50 over the two recruiting cycles. Ranging in quality.
ooo nice! so you are going for FT?
I applied close to the deadline to LA with on 7/7…earlier today I saw on my portal that my application was received 7/8. Now my application isn’t showing up at all. Does this mean a rejection?
how do you see when it was received
There are different portals on Bain. The management consulting portal doesn’t show you but if you click apply and login for some other random job and go to your profile, it’ll show you your applications and when it was received.
Do we know if interviews come out dependent on how earlier you applied e.g. if you applied right before the deadline you would get an interview in a later wave.
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