Transcript MBA Career Services Orientation 2009

Club Meeting
September 12, 2011
Welcome!
Agenda
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Introductions
Club Events and Activities Overview
Internship Experiences
Consulting Resources
National Conference advice
“Building
Leaders in
the Pursuit of
Consulting
Excellence”
“What is a Consultant?”
A little video..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ-ivckE0uo
About Us
“Dedicated to those students in pursuit of becoming leaders in consulting, going beyond the
classroom to provide opportunities to build consulting skills and experience.”
President
VP Education &
Leadership
VP Corporate &
Alumni Outreach
VP of
Communications
You
Vaibhav
Kumar
Tobias
Mayer
Amit
Pawar
Girish
Subramaniam
• Faculty Advisor: Susan Cohen
• Career Service Advisor: Don Norrington
Membership
• Club membership consists of full-time and part-time students
• The club works with other student organizations at Katz to increase
involvement and development (e.g. Internal Case Competition)
• Membership interests include a variety of consulting fields:
Events and Activities Overview
Personal Development:
• John Molson Case Competition
• Crisis Management Workshop
• Internal Case Competition with Operations Club
Application and Interview Preparation
• Resume review workshop
• Case Interview workshop
John Molson 2011 MBA
International Case Competition
“The competition is open to top business schools worldwide, and is recognized as the
largest competition of its kind. Its main purpose is to bridge the gap between corporate
and academic worlds, which ultimately enriches both students and executives alike.”
Experience unlike any other
• Present strategic solutions and a detailed plan of action to a panel of
senior business executives
• 3 hours preparation (Without the aid of tools such as PowerPoint
and the internet, final presentation is a hand written)
• Teams of 4
• Unpublished business cases
Important Dates
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Application Due: September 18th
Team Member Interviews: September 19-23rd
Announcement of Team Members: September 24th
First Team Meeting: September 27th
1st Place: $10,000
2nd Place: $7,000
3rd Place: $5,000
Crisis Management Workshop
• Friday, October 21st – 2:00pm- 5:00 PM – Mervis Hall
• Professor Bill Valenta
This crisis management simulation will allow you to experience the
difficulties of overcoming a crisis in the Information Age.
You and your team will be presented with a specific crisis that is rife
with competing priorities.
Your team will have to decide on the best avenue for resolving the crisis
while at the same time maintaining the public confidence as you
answer questions from the media.
Internal Case Competition
• In conjunction with the Operations Club
• Case: Operations Management / Management Consulting
• Winning teams receives cash prize
Opportunity to show and practice your structured
thinking and presentation skills!
Case Interview Workshop
• Case workshop on how to approach case interviews
• Conducted by professional on campus
• Breakout sessions will include cases of various concentrations
Resume Review Workshop
• High level on the spot feedback from the Consulting club executive board
Internship Experience
How did the Katz Consulting Club
help you?
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Gained information on Consulting in US/International
Mock Interviews
How to crack cases (case workshop)
Developed Strong analytical/problem solving skills
Access to alumni, guest speakers and second years
Recruiting Season
• Larger Consulting Firms:
• Full-time interviews typically begin in early October
• Internship interviews typically begin in early January
• Smaller/Boutique Consulting Firms/companies:
• Might not have a formal recruitment program
• Hire round-the-year for full-time (apply February – April)
• Hire on an as-need basis for interns (apply through networking
contacts)
Resources
• Vault Guides
• U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Consulting Magazine
• http://www.consultingmag.com
• Free digital subscription to MBA students
• Consultants & Consulting Organizations Directory 33rd Edition
Volumes I and II
• Available in Mervis Library
• More than 26,000 firms and individuals arranged in subject
sections under 14 fields of consulting activity from agriculture
to marketing. More than 400 specialties are represented.
National Conference Advise
Introductions
• Name
• Background
• Something about you that isn't
obvious on your resume
Questions & Answers
See you at our next meeting!
Wednesday, September 21st
Consulting Club Speaker Series