Comments on: Calling all undergraduates and MBAs: Here’s how to get a management consulting job outside of the classroom http://managementconsulted.com/mbas-and-consulting/calling-all-undergraduates-and-mbas-here%e2%80%99s-how-to-get-a-management-consulting-job-outside-of-the-classroom/ Consulting resumes, interviews, jobs, and case studies Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gerrysom http://managementconsulted.com/mbas-and-consulting/calling-all-undergraduates-and-mbas-here%e2%80%99s-how-to-get-a-management-consulting-job-outside-of-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-24769 Gerrysom Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:35:00 +0000 http://managementconsulted.com/?p=2446#comment-24769 Awesome article. Thank you for this. Gerry. Ted Rogers School of Management. Ryerson University. Toronto, ON, Canada. MBA blog: www.gerry.in  Profile: www.gerrysom.com Awesome article. Thank you for this. Gerry. Ted Rogers School of Management. Ryerson University. Toronto, ON, Canada. MBA blog: http://www.gerry.in  Profile: http://www.gerrysom.com

]]> By: Kevin http://managementconsulted.com/mbas-and-consulting/calling-all-undergraduates-and-mbas-here%e2%80%99s-how-to-get-a-management-consulting-job-outside-of-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-23021 Kevin Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:52:37 +0000 http://managementconsulted.com/?p=2446#comment-23021 Russell, some truly great advice. I agree that getting employment experience is very important, and the more "scrappy" and creative you can get, recruiters and interviewers will notice that and appreciate it. It's not a silver bullet, but a good start. Russell, some truly great advice. I agree that getting employment experience is very important, and the more “scrappy” and creative you can get, recruiters and interviewers will notice that and appreciate it. It’s not a silver bullet, but a good start.

]]> By: Kevin http://managementconsulted.com/mbas-and-consulting/calling-all-undergraduates-and-mbas-here%e2%80%99s-how-to-get-a-management-consulting-job-outside-of-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-23019 Kevin Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:50:15 +0000 http://managementconsulted.com/?p=2446#comment-23019 Consider part time jobs, as well. Summer internships are great, too. Consider part time jobs, as well. Summer internships are great, too.

]]> By: Russell Lamb http://managementconsulted.com/mbas-and-consulting/calling-all-undergraduates-and-mbas-here%e2%80%99s-how-to-get-a-management-consulting-job-outside-of-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-19076 Russell Lamb Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:17:14 +0000 http://managementconsulted.com/?p=2446#comment-19076 Just found this website today and already I've read several articles with great interest! As with many of the other commenters, I only wish I had found it sooner! But this one I feel is a lacking only slightly. The main focus is getting involved in clubs. Which I agree, is a great quarter inch on the resume, but I expected a few more tips and since they weren't there I decided to heed the call to suggest one! I'm an undergraduate Senior at UGA seeking a Management Information Systems degree, but I'm also an employee with the university in a small cost recovery department focused on creating applications for other departments. This is a GREAT way to get real analysis and consulting training and real-world experience. I strongly urge all my peers (the ones I wont be competing with that is :)) to look to the huge opportunities available behind the academic veils of their school and reach out to departments that match your interest and offer to volunteer for 20 hours a week. Since it's all government run, they will LOVE the idea of free work, but what you pass up in pay, I believe will result in a resume of gold! You'll start off doing grunt work for sure, but if you keep pushing your responsibilities you'll end up much further ahead of the curve when in the interview you can say you have 6 months to a years experience dealing with real cases! Thats how I started and mine resulted in being hired on and even managing a few other interns! By the way, GREAT idea to found a club, I am seriously going to be looking in to doing that for the upcoming fall!!! -Russ russelllamb.info Just found this website today and already I’ve read several articles with great interest! As with many of the other commenters, I only wish I had found it sooner!

But this one I feel is a lacking only slightly. The main focus is getting involved in clubs. Which I agree, is a great quarter inch on the resume, but I expected a few more tips and since they weren’t there I decided to heed the call to suggest one!

I’m an undergraduate Senior at UGA seeking a Management Information Systems degree, but I’m also an employee with the university in a small cost recovery department focused on creating applications for other departments. This is a GREAT way to get real analysis and consulting training and real-world experience. I strongly urge all my peers (the ones I wont be competing with that is :)) to look to the huge opportunities available behind the academic veils of their school and reach out to departments that match your interest and offer to volunteer for 20 hours a week. Since it’s all government run, they will LOVE the idea of free work, but what you pass up in pay, I believe will result in a resume of gold!

You’ll start off doing grunt work for sure, but if you keep pushing your responsibilities you’ll end up much further ahead of the curve when in the interview you can say you have 6 months to a years experience dealing with real cases! Thats how I started and mine resulted in being hired on and even managing a few other interns!

By the way, GREAT idea to found a club, I am seriously going to be looking in to doing that for the upcoming fall!!!

-Russ
russelllamb.info

]]> By: CK http://managementconsulted.com/mbas-and-consulting/calling-all-undergraduates-and-mbas-here%e2%80%99s-how-to-get-a-management-consulting-job-outside-of-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-18942 CK Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:30:18 +0000 http://managementconsulted.com/?p=2446#comment-18942 Does this mean that other than good grades, extracurricular activities and clubs are the only other ways of making oneself look more attractive to an employer? Or is this more like: as far as school goes but outside the classroom? Thanks Does this mean that other than good grades, extracurricular activities and clubs are the only other ways of making oneself look more attractive to an employer? Or is this more like: as far as school goes but outside the classroom?

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