Externships

We want you to have a great experience at Bain—and beyond. Through an externship in an industry or functional area of interest, you can enhance your skills as a consultant, and expand your range of knowledge.

An externship is a six-month working engagement at a company of your choice—after which you return to Bain. An externship is a low-risk way to gain experience in another company or role that interests you.

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Externships are options for strong performing ACs, SACs and consultants and are most typically done during your third year at Bain. Externships give you insight into other careers or organizations that you may be considering for down the road.

External organizations enjoy taking on Bain externs for a variety of reasons:

• It's an easy way for both parties to begin a potentially long-term professional relationship
• You are used to "hitting the ground running" in industries and capability areas that are unfamiliar and can make an immediate impact
• You have accumulated experience that you can leverage during your externship

Our employees have participated in externships in every industry imaginable—consumer product companies, international think tanks, nonprofit charter schools, startup companies, and many,
many more.

An externship can help you develop a unique specialization that brings a new perspective to your casework and your career. We want you to collect experiences that are valuable to you.