A Bain career shapes the type of business person you become

It helps you quickly identify what's critical. It helps you to separate unimportant facts from those that are essential to making the right decision. It helps you turn strategic insights into practical implementation steps. It highlights the strength of always focusing on achieving a result. And it demonstrates that interpersonal energy, passion and enthusiasm have an impact too, not just analysis.

A Bain career sets expectations of a job, for the kind of people you want to work with, and the working style and approach you'll want to adopt.

Bain takes training extremely seriously

Professional development is taken extremely seriously and formal training sessions are complemented by personalized training sessions, on-line training session as well as on-the-job coaching from your team members. You'll gain a breadth of experience by working in a variety of industries. Over time, you can build expertise in a particular sector. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of cases, including corporate clients, private equity, venture capital, community projects and internal management

Bain offers the opportunity to work at a different office

Bain offers the opportunity to spend 6 months working at a different Bain office, thereby allowing you to experience life in a different country as well as understand the differences in doing business in different parts of the world.

There are no limits to how fast you can move

Within Bain, there is no limit to how far or how fast you can move. Many of our people who join us from university stay on at Bain through to Consultant, Manager or Partner. At Bain, progress is based entirely on merit. Our system of regular reviews guarantees that all members of our firm receive performance evaluations and constructive feedback that enable them professionally.

Bain prides itself on its highly entrepreneurial culture.  We recognise that many of our people are keen to set up their own businesses, and we are keen to assist their start-up businesses wherever we can. Bain often offers would be entrepreneurs the option of taking a career break while they attempt to launch their business, thereby providing the reassurance that a full-time job is still available if their venture turns out to be unsuccessful.

And if you choose to leave Bain, then having Bain on your CV says something about you and your experiences at Bain will be a perfect springboard for wherever you ultimately want to end up in business.