Consulting Workshop Series
This series is typically offered as an 8-part in-person workshop over the course of the academic year, 6 sessions in the fall semester and 2 sessions in the spring semester. It is designed to help graduate students and postdocs gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed for a consulting job. Trainees will learn a hypothesis-driven structured problem-solving approach used by many top strategy consulting firms and apply this approach to help improve their own skills in case interviewing. Students will also gain valuable experience with two important skills: data analytics for consulting using Excel, and storytelling for consulting using PowerPoint. Both of these skills are often tested as part of second-round job interviews and are key skills for success on the job.
The course will require two deliverables (an Excel model and PowerPoint presentation), due by the final two sessions. Students will have the time to complete the assignments during winter break. The assignments will each take about 6 hours of time, 12 hours total and are prerequisites for earning a digital badge for consulting. Upon successful completion (participation in 6 out of 8 sessions and assignment completion) of this series, graduate students and postdocs are eligible to receive a digital badge, issued by the PhD Plus program through Credly, that demonstrates proof of completion of the program.
Check back in Spring 2027 for future opportunities.
Past Session Topics:
- Consulting 101 & Practice Case Interview #1
- Communicating like a Consultant, Practice Case Interview #2
- Practice Case Interview #3 - Bain Style
- Networking for Consulting & Practice Case Interview #4
- Practice Case Interview #5 - McKinsey Style
- Telling Your "Why Consulting" Story & Practice Case Interview #6
- Practice Case Interview #7 and Data Analytics for Consulting
- Practice Case Interview #8 and Data-Driven Storytelling for Consulting
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES
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ONLINE INTERVIEW PREPARATION RESOURCES
Exciting news! UVA graduate students now have free access to Management Consulted! Management Consulted is a case interview preparation resource for students looking to pursue careers in consulting. Over 500+ practice cases are available within the platform, as well as math drills, video courses, and industry primers! This resource is provided to UVA students at no cost – make sure you register with your @virginia.edu email account for access.
To access this resource, use the following link: https://managementconsulted.com/uva-student-registration/
For any questions, contact Jonathan Fries, Associate Director for Career Communities at [email protected].