Social Impact

Use data to advise a global retailer on how to increase the diversity of their supplier base as part of BCG's Social Impact team

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Complete work that simulates life on the job. 3-4 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. 3-4 hours and self-paced.

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

Why complete our 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-paced3-4 hoursNo gradesNo assessments

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

So what exactly is a job simulation? It is the perfect opportunity to take on practical tasks similar to those our very own BCGers would work on and get a true feel of what it is like to work at BCG as a strategy consultant, technology consultant, and designer, which will give you a deeper understanding of what BCG does and help set you up for success when you decide to apply 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 social impact challenges. What’s great about our job simulation is its flexibility. You’ll get to choose the module or modules that you would like to take and complete the tasks anywhere and anytime 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 top-tier consultants and designers would have tackled each task so that you can learn from their approach.

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Skills you will learn and practice:

Planning

Organization

Critical Thinking

Summarization

Presentation Development

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at BCG. No live sessions, all self-paced.

Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.

Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.

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Tasks in this program

Task One: Project planning

1-2 hours

Prepare a project plan to help RetailCo increase supplier diversity

What you'll learn

Meet your client RetailCo, a large, global retailer who want to increase the diversity of their supplier base
How consultants in BCG's Social Impact team help clients to develop inclusive supply chains.

What you'll do

Review the original project proposal to get the context
Put together a project plan on how RetailCo can improve supply chain diversity

Reviews

Over 800

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"This is one of the many virtual simulation experiences I got in a short time. It gave me new perspective as well as taught me to think out-of-the-box and different ways to present the analysis."-- Student from Heriot-Watt University

"A pretty good inside in the work at BCG and very interesting to see, how a BCG Consultant would complete the tasks."-- Student from Universität Hamburg

"I liked that it was self paced and we were able to figure out and create the documents based on our own perspectives."-- Student from Fordham University

"Though familiar with the general themes of this assignment, I was forced to do a lot of research to provide up-to-date information. I enjoyed how both tasks demonstrated two of the most important stages of a project."-- Student from Leiden University

"I appreciated the comprehensive approach of the program, which not only identified key challenges in supplier diversity but also offered actionable solutions to address them. The focus on both strategic and operational improvements, such as enhancing engagement with MWBEs and implementing unconscious bias training, was particularly valuable. The pr..."-- Student from St. Francis College

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