Bain career progression

Our flexible culture allows you to pursue your passions and shape your own Bain career. You'll receive the necessary support to tailor your career through ongoing training, mentoring and feedback.

Your growth at Bain is driven by your performance, not by your tenure. We refer to this as meritocracy. It means that there is no fixed career path or length of time that a person should stay at a particular level. We believe in recognizing and rewarding outstanding performers.

Use the information in this section to help you determine which job at Bain best fits with your personal experience.

Undergraduate

If you are graduating or recently graduated from college or university, please review the associate consultant position.

If you are a current student, please read our information on internships.

MBA candidate

Applicants who are receiving or have recently received an MBA degree should look at the consultant role.

If you are a current student, please read our information on internships.

Advanced degree holder

PhDs and post docs, MDs and JDs should apply for the consultant position.

Unless otherwise instructed on the local office or university page, masters candidates (excluding MBAs and JDs) should apply for the associate consultant position.

Experienced professional

Applicants with roughly three to six years of successful business or consulting experience are advised to review the consultant role.

Those with fewer than three years of work experience or whose experience is outside of business (did not involve highly analytical, quantitative work) should review the associate consultant role.

Senior level experienced professional

If you have experience leading teams and working with senior clients within a consulting firm or similar business environment (e.g., internal consulting, strategic planning), consider the manager role.

Experienced professionals with senior level experience in the management consulting industry should review the position of partner.

  • Associate Consultant

    Level 1

    consulting experience are advised to review the consultant role

    consulting experience are advised to review the consultant role

  • Senior Associate Consultant

    Level 2

    consulting experience are advised to review the consultant role

  • Consultant

    Level 3

    consulting experience are advised to review the consultant role

    consulting experience are advised to review the consultant role

  • Case Team Leader

    Level 4

    consulting experience are advised to review the consultant role

  • Manager

    Level 5

    consulting experience are advised to review the consultant role

    consulting experience are advised to review the consultant role

  • Partner

    Level 6

    consulting experience are advised to review the consultant role