Consulting Academy Gives T-birds an Edge

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We seek to recruit top students who are committed to pursuing careers in consulting; this will be a high-touch program with a competitive application process including an essay and in-person powerpoint presentation. The inaugural cohort will consist of 5 students, each of whom will be paired with a T-bird alumni coach. The coaches - all of whom work in consulting - will be volunteering their time to orient students to the consulting industry and coach students in areas such as resume building, case interviewing, storytelling (i.e., presentation development) and data analytics. The CMC will provide students and coaches with a detailed weekly schedule outlining topics/milestones and coaches will be instructed to share consulting-specific knowledge and insights with their students throughout the duration of the program. We will also invite guest speakers to give content-specific presentations either on campus or virtually. As part of the program, students will be encouraged to hone their skills (i.e., case interviewing) by practicing and critiquing with their cohort peers, and to practice and request feedback from their individual coaches.  

The CMC will manage the program and make sure that relationships between coaches and students are productive and fruitful. If you are interested in getting involved either as an alumni coach or consulting coach for a specific topic, email employer.relations@thunderbird.edu.

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Program Offering:

• Provide special training for the top candidates whose applications are selected by a group of professional consultant coaches
• Career-track guided direction from faculty, staff, and alumni

Timing Topic Week 1 : September 4 - 8, 2017 Alumni Coach Pairing
Gap Analysis Week 2 : September 11 - 15, 2017 Resume Review & Feedback Week 3 : September 18 - 22, 2017 30 second pitch
Mock behavioral interview Week 4 : October 2 - 6, 2017 Presentation training Week 5: October 9 - 13, 2017 Presentation Practice & Implementation Week 6 : October 16 - 20, 2017 Data analytics training Week 7: October 23 - 27, 2017 Data Analytics Practice & Implementation Week 8 : October 30 - November 3, 2017 Case interview training Week 9: November 6 - 10, 2017 Case Interview Practice & Implementation Week 10: November 13 - 17, 2017 Final Presentation

Timeline:

• Deadline for students to submit application: August 21, 2017
• Deadline to announce winners: August 31, 2017
• Start programming: September 4, 2017
• Final Presentation: Between November 13 and 17, 2017

Target Audience:

• Size of the group: 5 students
• Target students: 2017 Fall incoming students

Selection Committee: