confessions of a bcg consultant
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Welcome to the Evisors Webinar
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Careers in Management Consultingfeaturing
Kathleen Hébert
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Careers in Management Consulting
I. About KathleenII. Overview of the management consulting
industryIII. How to research the industryIV. What are firms looking for?V. What to expect in the interviewVI. Q&A
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About Kathleen
• Graduate of Harvard Business School (MBA ‘11) and Queen’s University (BComm ‘06)
• Consultant at BCG from ‘06-09 and starting in Nov ’11
• Internships in social media (Facebook), banking (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce), automotive (BMW Canada) and government (Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC)
• Love wine & food, running and traveling (off to Nepal on the weekend to trek to Base Camp of Everest!)
• Evisor for over a year, with 10+ completed sessions
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Careers in Management Consulting
I. About Kathleen
II.Overview of the management consulting industry
III. How to research the industryIV. What are firms looking for?V. What to expect in the interviewVI. Q&A
Hosted by: Career Advisors on Demand..com/webinars
Overview of the Management Consulting Industry
“The toughest job to explain to your grandmother”
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Overview of the Management Consulting Industry
The big 3 firms
The big 3 firms
McKinsey
BCG
Bain
Traditional firms
Traditional firms
Monitor
Booz & Co
A.T. Kearney
L.E.K.
CapGemini
Etc…
Diversified mega-firmsDiversified mega-firms
Accenture
Deloitte
Oliver Wyman
IBM
Etc…
Specialized shops
Specialized shops
Hewitt
Hay
Novantas
Etc…
Internal corporate
groups
Internal corporate
groups
PepsiCo.
AMEX
Etc…
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Careers in Management Consulting
I. About KathleenII. Overview of the management consulting
industry
III.How to research the industryIV. What are firms looking for?V. What to expect in the interviewVI. Q&A
Hosted by: Career Advisors on Demand..com/webinars
How to Research the Industry
Vault.com - Industry overview, firm rankings, resume and cover letter advice, practice consulting cases
Firm websites – general info & key words, practice consulting cases
Firm meetings - Schedule coffee chats with ex/current consultant, go to info-sessions
Other websites - Management Consulted, Ace the Case, Case Interview, MBA Case, Case Questions
What else to do?• Set up “Google alerts” for the firms you’re interviewing with• Perform a basic literature search (e.g., Factiva) for recent news
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Careers in Management Consulting
I. About KathleenII. Overview of the management consulting
industryIII. How to research the industry
IV.What are firms looking for?V. What to expect in the interviewVI. Q&A
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What are Firms Looking For?
Specific qualitiesSpecific qualities
• Professionalism and maturity• Analytical / problem solving• Ability to work with large sets
of data (Excel)• Ability to create presentations
(PowerPoint)• Team work• Leadership• Time management• People (internal and client)
management• Flexibility – w/ travel, personal
life
How to position yourselfHow to position yourself
• General drive and motivation• Reasons you want to be a
management consultant• Experience working in or
managing teams (esp. high stress/high profile)
• Experience requesting, working with, analyzing, and surfacing insights from data
• Experience solving problems• Willingness and/or flexibility to
travel
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Careers in Management Consulting
I. About KathleenII. Overview of the management consulting
industryIII. How to research the industryIV. What are firms looking for?
V. What to expect in the interviewVI. Q&A
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What to Expect in the Interview
The recruiting processThe recruiting process
• Networking
• Application process
• Preparation
The interview processThe interview process
• Interview structure
• The case
• The rest of the interview
• Follow-ups
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Careers in Management Consulting
I. About KathleenII. Overview of the management consulting
industryIII. How to research the industryIV. What are firms looking for?V. What to expect in the interview
VI.Q&A
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Q&A
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Questions & Answers
Question 1:
What kind of people go into consulting and do not like it?
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Questions & Answers
Question 2:
Are there alternative consulting jobs that have less travel commitments?
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Questions & Answers
Question 3:
What kind of activities should you highlight to make you a strong candidate?
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Questions & Answers
Question 4:
What is the most valuable thing you learned from consulting?
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Thanks for joining and good luck!
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