Who can apply?
- Bain says the program is typically for current bachelor's and master's students with one full summer left before graduation.
- All disciplines and degrees are welcome. Bain looks for a strong academic background and analytical skills, plus outstanding interpersonal skills.
- The application asks for a resume, educational background, work experience and relevant test scores where applicable; exact requirements and deadlines vary by office.
"One full summer left before graduation" is the intended timing. A student graduating before the summer has no internship summer left, and Bain points sophomores to the internship in the summer before their third year.
Dates, pay & program timing
Bain says exact deadlines vary by region, so check the office pages. Interns start with up to a week of intensive training led by consultants, then join a case team and own a distinct piece of a client project. US compensation is a monthly base salary of $9,000 plus benefits, and Bain pays 100% of individual employee premiums for medical, dental and vision. For second-year students, Bain's First Forward program — a 1.5-day in-person summit for sophomores in the US or Canada who are the first in their family to attend college or grew up in a lower socio-economic household — had closed applications at review and does not itself lead to an internship.
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How to apply to Bain & Company
- Choose the office you want on Bain's site and read its deadline and requirements; Bain says both vary by region.
- Submit your resume, education details, work experience and any relevant test scores through the application.
- If you are a sophomore, watch for First Forward's next cycle. Bain encourages students it does not select to apply for the Associate Consultant Internship in the summer before their third year.
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How to prepare a stronger application
Interns own a distinct piece of a live case and present findings, so the resume should show that you have owned part of an analysis from start to finish: a question you scoped, the information you gathered and the recommendation you made. A club or class project with a clear decision at the end is relevant; describe the decision, not just the activity.
Because all disciplines are welcome, a non-business major is not something to explain away. Pick one example where your field's way of thinking — a historian weighing sources, an engineer testing assumptions — improved a group's conclusion, and be ready to walk through it with numbers where you have them. This is our suggestion, not Bain's process.
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- Associate Consultant Internship page: who it is for, the work, training, requirements and US pay
- First Forward page: sophomore eligibility, summit format and application status
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