Consulting Roles
Associate Consultant
Associate Consultant
An amazing way to start your consulting career
Jump-Start Your Career
Jump-Start Your Career
If you're an ambitious undergraduate or a professional a few years out of college, we want you to explore our Associate Consultant (AC) role.
As an associate consultant, you’ll apply and develop your analytical, interpersonal, creative thinking, business management and leadership skills from day one. You'll begin as a generalist and be placed in the thick of the action, as you work side by side with some of the best consultants in the business.
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What You'll Do
What You'll Do
Every day is different, but here's a sample of what you can expect to experience and accomplish:
- Work on a case team with three to five other consultants, owning a distinct aspect of the project
- Take charge of identifying information sources, gathering and interpreting data, executing analysis, and presenting findings to case team members and client stakeholders
- Interview clients' customers, competitors, suppliers and employers—work that will become the basis of the case team's strategic recommendations
- After accumulating appropriate experience, take responsibility for supervising more junior ACs
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We'll meet you on your campus
Interested in joining our team? Meet us at one of our recruiting events on your campus or or one of our digital events. Type your school's name below to learn more.
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Interested in one of our North American offices? Our application deadline for our Associate Consultant role is September 9th at 11:59 PM.
Application Information
To apply, you'll need to submit the following items, plus any additional requirements for the main office you wish to join:
- Resume/CV (Word doc or PDF files only)
- Educational background information
- Work experience
- Relevant test scores
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