Comprehensive Recruiting Plan with Timeline
I'm a rising junior at a target hoping to recruit for a management consulting internship. I thought I'd include my plan below so that (a) anyone with information might offer suggestions (b) it might be helpful for others.
Application List: MBB, Deloitte S&O, PwC Strategy&, Oliver Wymann, Accenture, A.T. Kearney, Booz Allen Hamilton, Ernst & Young, Accenture, KPMG LLP, IBM Global Services
Part 1: Networking
I have friends at MBB and PwC that I plan to reach out to for (a) resume help (b) case practice (c) a referral over the summer (May-August).
Show up to OCR events at the beginning of the year for all firms and try to get to know 1-2 people at each firm (where I don't already know people) well (September-October).
Note: I've heard that cold-emailing alumni is not effective as a means of getting (a)-(c), so I've decided for now not to cold-email at the places where I don't have contacts. Let me know if you think this is a mistake and have some reasoning.
Part 2: PST / BCG Potential Test
Learn the (I think) 6 question types and common strategies for them (May-August).
Practice all of the online tests (August-September).
Part 3: Fit interview
Draft 3 good stories for each of the four broad "character traits" (leading a team, managing a conflict, convincing others you're right, taking personal initiative to do something with impact)
Draft responses to Why Consulting/Why Firm/Why Office
Get the answers to these questions checked over
Practice delivering the answers out-loud
Scour the internet for other common but less common questions and draft answers to those
Part 4: Case interview
Learn the market sizing tricks and practice 1-5 of these questions each day
Read Case in Point and Case Secrets
Develop ~4 frameworks that work best for me and get them down
Practice cases alone, with other applicants, and hopefully with a few friends at the above firms
Part 5: General
- Starting over the summer, reading the Economist cover-to-cover (previously, I picked out articles I was interested in only)
Is there anything I'm missing or are there any changes you would suggest? Thanks!
This is dope; I will be going on this path with you. It's fucking game time baby
Just a heads up, Oliver Wyman is finishing up their internship recruiting in July for my school. Also check to make sure you actually have to take the online tests—some firms have moved away from them for OCR candidates.
Lastly, imagine meeting hundreds of students in one night, and then receiving dozens of emails requesting resume help, case practice, or whatever. Networking last minute before the application closes is more than likely not going to benefit you at all in the short term. You should still go and meet people so that you can reach out to them over the course of the next year before recruiting full-time.
To be honest, I can't find the deadlines for OCR for these firms anywhere. Not sure where to look.
Sounds like a good plan! Here is a list of firms I went through a few recruiting cycles ago (some are repeats): Accenture, Advancy, Advention Business Partners, Alacrita LLP, Alexander Proudfoot, Alira Health , Alix Partners, Alvarez & Marsal, Arthur D. Little, AT Kearney, Bain & Co, BCG, Bearing Point, Blue Ridge Partners, Brattle Group, Candesic, Capgemini, Carnall Farrar, Catenion Consulting, Charles River Associates, Clearview Partners, Credo, Corporate Value Associates, Dalberg Consulting, Duff & Phelps, Eden McCallum, Elixirr Consulting, Estin & Co, EY (Parthenon), Frost & Sullivan, FTI Consulting, Galt & Co, Goetz Partners, Gotham Consulting Partners (NYC), Health Advances, Implement Consulting Group, Huron Consulting, Innosight, Insight Strategy Advisors, Integration Consulting, Kaiser Associates, Kalypso Consulting, KPMG, L.E.K Consulting, Mars & Co, McKinsey, Milliman, NERA Economic Consulting, Novantas, Novasecta, OC&C Strategy, Oliver Wyman, Point B, Putnam Associates, PwC, QuintilesIMS, Rath & Strong, Roland Berger, Rosetta Consulting, Russell Reynolds Associates, SSA & Company, Simmons & Simmons, Simon Kucher, Slalom Consulting, Stern Steward & Co, Stroud International, SV Life Sciences, The Analysis Group, Trinity Partners Consulting, Valeocon Consulting, Value Partners, Venturis Consulting Group, West Monroe Partners, Zeb Consulting, Zolfo Cooper, ZS Associates
Hope this helps
Wow! Very helpful, but that's a long list. Did you find recruiting took up too much time (esp. with classes)?
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