Prepare for your Bain strategy interview

Strategy cases calibrated to Bain's analytical rigor and quantitative-first strategic problem-solving.

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The Interview

What Bain is looking for

Strategy Case Interview

01Quantitative Market Analysis

02Financial Modeling

03Competitive Advantage

04Strategic Recommendation

Behavioral Interview

01Analytical Rigor

02Financial Acumen

03Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

04Results Orientation

Quantitative depth//Financial modeling rigor//Data-driven insights

Practice Library

Bain exercises

Ready to ace your Bain strategy interview?

Prepare for your Bain strategy interview

Strategy cases calibrated to Bain's analytical rigor and quantitative-first strategic problem-solving.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What Bain is looking for

Strategy Case Interview

01Quantitative Market Analysis

02Financial Modeling

03Competitive Advantage

04Strategic Recommendation

Behavioral Interview

01Analytical Rigor

02Financial Acumen

03Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

04Results Orientation

Quantitative depth//Financial modeling rigor//Data-driven insights

How It Works

Master Bain Strategy Interviews

Market analysis and strategic positioning cases, scored on Bain's analytical evaluation dimensions. · Click to expand

1Your Strategy Goals

Competitive Positioning

Practitioner

Market Analysis

Practitioner

2Strategy Case Prep

A private equity firm is evaluating an acquisition in software. Walk through your...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Bain

3Frameworks

Framework

Is the target market attractive and winnable?

Market size and growth trajectory?

Global CRM market: $64B (2023), growing 12% YoY

SMB segment: $18B market, 18% YoY growth (vs enterprise 8%)

Competitive intensity and differentiation opportunity?

Salesforce: 24% market share, HubSpot: 6%, Pipedrive: 2%

Long tail: 150+ competitors, <1% share each

What positioning would create sustainable differentiation?

Which customer segment can be dominated?

SMB under 500 employees have 70% implementation satisfaction with Salesforce

Average switch cost: $120K + 6 months integration

What is the unique value prop vs incumbent?

Built-in marketing automation: 40% faster campaign execution than Salesforce+plugins

Can we acquire the capabilities and customers to compete?

Can we build a competitive go-to-market?

Current CAC: $8K for marketing automation; Salesforce SMB CAC: $45K

Sales infrastructure cost: 120% of revenue for first 3 years

Do we have CRM product expertise?

Engineering bench: 18 people (need 35-40 for full CRM roadmap)

4Feedback

Competitive Positioning

Distinctive

Market Analysis

Strong

Value Creation

Meeting Bar

Strategic Synthesis

Strong

Repeat

Practice Library

Bain exercises

A private equity firm is evaluating an acquisition target in the software space. Walk...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Financial Services / Tech · M&A StrategyBain

A CPG company is losing market share to direct-to-consumer competitors. Design a...

LEARNMedium

Consumer Goods · Competitive StrategyBain

An enterprise software vendor wants to expand geographically. Which markets should they...

LEARNMedium

Technology · Market PrioritizationBain

Tell me about a time you made a bold strategic decision with limited data. How did you...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Decision-MakingBain

Describe a situation where your financial or quantitative analysis changed someone's...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Financial AcumenBain