Careers in Consultancy Week – 11th to 15th November 2024
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Consultancy is a wide-ranging field, offering opportunities to be exposed to a variety of industries and business areas. Consultants help organisations to solve problems, create value, improve processes and identify opportunities to maximise growth and business performance.
Bright Network have outlined 5 typical routes into Consultancy, which includes: Management Consultancy, Strategy Consultancy, Recruitment/HR Consultancy, Research Consultancy, and Technology Consultancy.
Employers are looking for students and graduates from a wide range of degree backgrounds, who are skilled in communication, analytical thinking, strategic planning, have strong interpersonal skills and able to work well under pressure.
Careers in Consultancy Week brings together a range of events and opportunities to allow you to explore whether consultancy is a career option you might be interested in and to better understand the recruitment processes for roles in this sector. You can book onto all events through Handshake, plus there is a range of resources you may wish to look into in your own time.
We are Newton, a consultancy that helps organisations realise their strategic ambitions, translating them into real-world outcomes. Specialising in the defence, consumer and public sectors, we need exceptional graduates like you to create bold, fresh thinking. If you want to find out more, we’ll be on campus giving coffee and other hot drinks. Stop by to chat to one of our consultants about careers in consulting or just to say hello!
This event is a Showcase and therefore does not require registration or sign up in advance.
Please note, this event is in person on the Streatham Campus.
Have you ever considered a career in consultancy? This virtual event is your chance to hear from a variety of consultancy firms!
This event consists of an introduction from the employers listed below and a catered networking session with pizza and wine - you will have the chance to hear about the consulting industry as well as network closely with the employers. This event is open to students from all years and disciplines.
Employers attending include:
- HRA Global
- LanciaConsult
Young MCA Shaping the Future of Management Consultancy: Tuesday 12th November 17:30 – 18:30 (online)
Do you want to find out more about Management Consultancy as a career? This panel session with members of the Young Management Consulting Association (Young MCA) will give you lots of tips and insights based on real success stories.
To find out more and register for this event visit Handshake.
We're pleased to welcome MBA alumnus Stephanie Lindan, who is currently the Director of Innovation & Growth Strategy at Accenture. Stephanie has 15 years’ global experience in data, AI and digital strategy driving enterprise growth and defining new operating models. Please come along to gain insights from her experiences in this exciting sector and ask her your questions that may help you with your own future career goals and aspirations.
To find out more and register for this event visit Handshake.
Interested in a career in consultancy but not exactly sure how best to prepare for the recruitment process? This workshop will cover:
- What a case interview is and when it is used
- What a case interview is designed to test
- Types of case interviews - some examples
- Key frameworks to help structure your answers
- Practical small group work using example case interview questions
Resources
Professor Joe O'Mahoney is a leading authority on the consulting industry and a consultant to boutiques and small consulting firms. Business School students have free access to his Graduate Consulting Careers Training online course.
The Business Analysis and Consulting sector page has news and information about the sector as well as sources of vacancies and case study interviews.
The Career Zone Blog has the following articles on working as a consultant:
The Career Zone Podcasts have the following episodes on working as a consultant: