Junior Year Consulting Internship
I am an international undergraduate student from Zimbabwe at a top state school (see username for hint) majoring in Political Economy. Given the trend of my lackluster academic performance, I anticipate my GPA to be around a 3.17 by the time junior year applications are due at the end of fall.
On campus, I am currently part of a consulting group, investment group, and a committee that deals with the allocation of fees. I am also currently working a Corporate Strategy internship at reputable and industry-leading multinational.
First of all, do I even stand a chance at a top ten consulting firm such as Accenture for example, or should I jump ship early and try my luck elsewhere? Second, could someone please elucidate the recruitment process for me as I know nothing about what to expect.
If you're part of the consulting group on campus, I'd suggest you ask some upperclassmen these questions. They will be able to tell you about the Cal recruiting process in much more detail. As far as chances at top firms, I'd imagine the GPA will hurt, but others who know more can chime in.
That's on the lower end. I remember when I was doing Big 4 advisory recruiting, there was an unofficial cutoff around 3.4 when doing resume screens.
Not sure what you mean by jumping ship elsewhere. But if you mean looking at lower tier consulting firms, I'd say might well as try for all consulting firms and see what sticks. Helpful that you have good extra curriculars and an internship. You'll need to focus a lot more on networking to make sure that your resume doesn't get thrown out in screens and that you get the interview invite.
I'd also be sure the firms you are considering sponsor for H1Bs. Many do, but some don't.
Thanks to all, I appreciate the responses so far.
@Aura505, by jumping ship, I mean forgetting about consulting altogether and tailoring my efforts more effectively at alternative fields.
I know my GPA is on the low side and will hurt. What I was asking: for example, for any "solid" IB, it's 3.5+ (probably 3.7+) or bust. I wanted to know if something similar exists for the "solid" consulting firms in the US.
@gpck, I'm actually on an F-1 student Visa. I've know the sponsorship process is a lot easier since I can claim the internship as just OPT.
Junior Year Consulting Internship Advice (Originally Posted: 11/19/2017)
Hi, I'm a junior at an Ivy plus school looking to set myself up for consulting recruiting next year. I've had a few interviews for corporate and consulting internships but really fucked up my prep for them. Can anyone point me toward what I should be doing this summer to put myself in the best position?
Hi CubofWallSt, hope I can help. Do any of these links cover what you're looking for:
More suggestions...
I hope those threads give you a bit more insight.
Really need help with internship search (Junior, target-school, interested in consulting, 3.7 GPA) (Originally Posted: 03/22/2016)
Hey guys,
I've been struggling with landing a consulting internship for the summer. After applying to a lot of firms, I haven't been able to land anything. I'm studying Financial Math, have a 3.7 GPA, some decent leadership positions and a corporate finance internship from last summer. Do you guys have any tips for what I can do this summer that can lead to a top consulting position for full-time?
Thanks in advance
Honestly applying through online applications is a shit show. In terms of finding an internship I suggest creating a list (maybe an excel file to stay organized) of firms that you think you have a chance with and start cold emailing/calling directors/VPs. This worked for me big time, however it is much easier to pull off when targeting smaller shops. Draft up a perfect cold email and just switch around a few things for each firm you target. Remember it's a numbers game, you only need one to work out.
It really depends on your network as well. The info I mentioned above is sort of a last resort kind of thing. That being said it does work (for banking at least) and I think you may be able to benefit from it as well. All in all, start making connections in the industry and start thinking of non-traditional ways to break in.
Good Luck.
Thanks, I really do appreciate your help
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