Consulting & Strategy
31% of Class of 2022 Accepts
Mean Base Salary: $139,516
Top Hiring Companies: PwC, EY, Cognizant, BCG, McKinsey
One out of four Mendoza MBAs pursue Consulting careers. With an emphasis on analyzing business challenges, consultants leverage their specialized expertise to develop appropriate strategies, business solutions and recommendations to their clients. Traditional consulting roles are typically external advisors to organizations in the following areas; Strategy/Management, M&A, Finance, Technology, Internal, and Government.
A consulting career path typically contains the following:
- Wide variety of work and preparation for internal strategy roles
- Growth opportunities and tackles significant business challenges
- Exposure to C-level executives
- Access to large networking opportunities
- Exceptional pay and benefit packages
- Opportunities to travel
Pathway Majors:
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Example Job: Strategy Consultant
Hiring Company Examples
- AlixPartners
- Bain & Company
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Capgemini Invent
- Cognizant
- Deloitte
- Ernest & Young
- LEK Consulting
- McKinsey & Company
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
Job Description
Strategy Consultants primarily analyze business practices and goals and make suggestions for improvements or company direction. They devise strategies for cutting costs, increasing revenue and making key decisions. They help a company define markets and identify trends within a specific market. Strategy Consultants troubleshoot current problems and implement solutions. They also analyze a business’s competitors to help establish objectives and goals.
Typical Qualifications
- Thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Strong curiosity and ability to research, analyze, and derive recommendations
- Strong presentations skills and ability to compose comprehensive written reports
- Clear and concise communication skills, especially when working closely with clients
- Familiarity with data visualization tools (such as PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx)
- Willingness to travel
Experiential Learning & Extracurricular Opportunities:
- Consulting Trek
- Innovation and Design Thinking
- Interterm Intensive
- Consulting Club
- Mendoza Professional Services
Campus Resources
- Schedule a Career Coach appointment
- MBA Clubs:
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Management Consulted: Management Consulted is a leading resource on all things consulting and the Graduate Business Career Development has partnered with them to provide you access to their entire library of resources.
- MBA students who obtain an MBB interview have access to a 1:1 case prep/coaching session with a Management Consulted case prep coach. You may request access by filling out this form.
- RocketBlocks
- Consulting at Notre Dame
External Resources
Networking:
- Consulting Firm Directory
- Poets & Quants: Top 50 Consulting Firms
- Consulting Firms: Networking the Non-Sleazy Way
Case Interview Prep:
- Case Interview: Prep Guide
- Video: Case Walkthrough
- Video: Case Structure
- Math Drills
- Book: Case Interview Secrets by Victor Cheng
- Victor Cheng: Free Resources
- Book: Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation by Marc P. Cosentino
- Crafting Cases
Skill Development: