Consulting

MBA Intern Life: A summer in Consulting

We had the chance to catch up with one of our most frequent MBASchooled Contributors Maureen Keegan (Darden, ’17) who recently wrapped up her summer internship at Accenture. Maureen was kind enough to share some thoughtful insights from her summer internship.  MBASchooled: How did you end up at Accenture? Maureen: Although I had been targeting consulting […]

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Here’s How to Break Into the Management Consulting Industry

Note: Updated, December 2020 About once every two weeks, I get a request from someone in my network to talk about making a transition to management consulting. I’m always excited to get these emails and to share with others why I think this is a great profession. After having hundreds of these conversations, participating in

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From Catering to Consulting: How to use your strengths as a non-traditional MBA Student

Emily Werner (Fuqua, ’16) entered Fuqua knowing she wanted to enter the world of consulting. Coming from a “non-traditional” background, Emily learned how to use her experience as a strength and how to use business school to develop missing skillsets. Emily shares her recruiting journey and advice that both traditional and non-traditional students can benefit

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6 challenges of working in consulting

By, Al Dea, Founder, MBASchooled (Kenan-Flagler, ’15) I’ve been fielding a lot of informational interviews lately with undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in consulting. I enjoy these conversations and helping students along their career search journey. Inevitably, students (rightfully) will ask a question about the challenges working in the consulting industry. I’ve compiled

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Recruiting and Reflecting after your MBA internship

So you completed your summer internship. Congratulations! While some of you may already know where you are headed after graduation, it’s worthwhile and helpful to reflect upon your summer internship and understand what you got out of the 10-12 weeks. It’s even more critical for students who are looking to recruit in the fall or

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