BCG | Introduction to Strategy Consulting

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Complete work that simulates life on the job. 1-2 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to BCG. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

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Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 1-2 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to BCG. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete this job simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at BCG. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced1-2 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsIntroductory

Welcome to BCG’s job simulation! We’re so excited to have you here with us!

BCG partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark impactful change through leading-edge management consulting as well as data science, technology and design, digital ventures, and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization to deliver results that help our clients thrive.

In this job simulation, you will gain enviable insight into what it’s like to solve meaningful challenges with our diverse and forward-thinking team. What’s great about our job simulation is the flexibility of it. You can complete the two-task program anytime, anywhere in the world, allowing you to upskill yourself in your own time and at your own pace.

After finishing each module, you’ll be provided with real work sample answers from our leaders, and you can see how our top-tier consultants and designers would have tackled each task so that you can learn from their approach.

Disclaimer: Participation in this job simulation is not an employment relationship with BCG. It is our policy that you do not list your completion of this program as work or internship experience on your CV, LinkedIn, or any other social media or professional platform. For guidance on how to accurately represent your experience, review the Forage CV referencing policy.

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Consultant, US Full-Time MBA Campus | Australia / New Zealand

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Skills you will learn and practice:

Critical Thinking

Creativity

Brainstorming

How it works

Introduction from BCG

Explore Our Job Sims

Tasks in this program

Task One: Challenge your Mental Models

30-60 mins

Introductory

Acknowledge and challenge the assumptions that guide today’s thinking

What you'll learn

How to think creatively like a BCG consultant by shifting your mental models

What you'll do

Watch a TED talk about creativity in business from a global leader at BCG
Complete a Paradigm-Busting activity

Reviews

Over 37500

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"I really enjoyed its accessibility and the chance to take action by taking first steps in thinking as a consultant."-- Student from Internationale Fachhochschule Bad Honnef

"I learnt so much more about the type of work a strategy consultant would be doing and the tips on successful brainstorming were really interesting, especially as I had not thought of many of them before!"-- Student from University of Cambridge

"The tools provided to brainstorm for creative ideas and search for new boxes to think out of are very helpful and practical."-- Student from HEC Paris

"I loved the job simulation and it really did brainstorm and I have been thinking about how to solve the case study which was given while proceeding this task. Loved it"-- Student from Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering

"It was really fun and an innovative experience for me which widened my perspective on decision making and idea generation"-- Student from My institution is not listed

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