ADvantage

ADvantage

We welcome advanced degrees (graduate students, post docs, and medical residents) to join us for a one-week program that immerses you in the consulting world and life at Bain. You’ll be trained and then staffed on an actual case team working with clients. It’s an opportunity to develop your business acumen, expand outside academia, and learn first-hand what it’s like to be a Bain consultant.

An exciting alternative to academia

Open exclusively to advanced degrees and hosted by North American offices, your ADvantage experience begins with one full day of training followed by four days staffed on a real case team managing your own workstream. Throughout the program, you’ll enjoy a variety of social activities to meet the members of our teams, experience our rich and unique culture, and connect with leaders and mentors who’ll share their own Bain journey.  At the end of the program, you’ll get to present your findings to the case team.  

ADvantage is designed to help you apply your problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills to a real business problem facing our clients. It’s a bridge from academia to industry, and at the end, if successful, you’ll receive a full-time consultant offer to join the office where you completed the program—so be sure to select an office where you’d be excited to work. 

Find the right application for your expertise

Eligibility & Timeline

This program is for those currently pursuing advanced degrees, or recently graduated

ADvantage is for individuals who are currently enrolled in their second-to-last year of their graduate degree, or who graduated within the last three years. Candidates should be targeting a full-time start date the following calendar year when applying. 

Eligible degrees include: PhDs, post-doctorates, JDs, MDs, medical residents and fellows, PharmDs, and other doctorate-level degrees. Current non-MBA master’s candidates who have also had more than three years of relevant business experience after completing their bachelor’s degree, are also eligible. 

International students are eligible and welcome to apply. If you are studying in the U.S. with a student visa, please talk to your advisor about what you’ll need to do to apply for CPT or OPT in order to participate in ADvantage.  

We are looking for applicants who have outstanding academic performance, strong leadership/team skills, are energized by solving tough problems and driving real impact, and demonstrate interest in business and/or consulting.

Apply in January 2025

Applications for our 2024 ADvantage Program are now closed. Our 2025 ADvantage Program application launch will be in January 2025. Stay connected for official announcements by joining our mailing list, or reach out to the ADvantage team!

Application format 

  • A 1–2 page business-format resume 
  • Cover letter 
  • Recent test scores (GRE, LSAT, MCAT, etc.), if applicable 
  • Bain office(s) of interest 

Interview format 

If selected, you’ll participate in two 40-minute interviews known as case interviews, where you’ll work through the type of problem our clients face. Don’t worry, there are no wrong answers—these questions are meant to tease out your unique strengths and help us both understand if you’d likely be successful in a consulting role.  

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