McCombs’ Graduate Consulting Group

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Consulting Clubs

MBA Graduate Consulting Group of McCombs School of Business focuses on three things for its club members: knowledge, networking and preparation. Let’s look into each of these.

Knowledge

The club prepares its members in acquiring the necessary knowledge about consulting. They organize activities to educate students about firms, the management consultant’s roles and responsibilities and work culture. They facilitate workshops to teach the right ways of resolving business cases, networking, preparing job applications and other important consulting topics.

Networking

One popular choice of students for extending their network is the Consulting Trek. About 35 to 40 MBA students go to Dallas and visit five big consulting firms. Last year, they went to PWC, Bain, Booz, BCG and Deloitte. The trek included meals, presentations, discussions and office tours. Participants get exhausted at the end of the day, but they are grateful for the insights, opportunities and company of fellow students.

Preparation

The club is proud of the way their members collaborate to land a management consulting opportunity. Their website says second year help the first year prepare for their internship application based on their experience. The first year members coach each other in mastering common frameworks to get ready for case interviews.