BCG | Strategic & Experience Design

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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.

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 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-paced3-4 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsIntermediate

Welcome to BCG’s Strategic & Experience Design 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 what our very own BCGers would work on. You’ll get a true feel of what it is like to work at BCG giving you a deeper understanding of what BCG does and help set you up for success when you decide to apply with us.

In this job simulation, you’ll learn about Human Centered Design within BCG X. BCG X is at the forefront of technology - our teams solve the most challenging and impactful problems posed by digital acceleration. The Design Team acts as the user advocate making sure the technology and service solutions address the right user problems and are also easy and delightful to use.

Within the Design Team, there are two types of designers: Strategic Designer and Experience Designer.

A Strategic Designer is an individual who is passionate about advocating for user needs and the user experience throughout the design process. They craft and lead efforts to explore new domains and situations, make sense of research data, and work with a talented team of people to create solutions inspired by those insights.
An Experience Designer is an individual who is passionate about user experience (UX) design and the process of creating products that provide meaningful and relevant interactions. This involves the design of the omnichannel experience of integrating the product, including aspects of branding, design, usability, and function.

This is your chance to experience a day in the life of a Strategic or an Experience Designer. After finishing each task (change module with task), you’ll be provided with real-life work sample answers from our leaders and you can see how top-tier consultants and our 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.

Skills you will learn and practice:

Design Management

Design Systems

Ethnographic Research

Visual Design

Information Synthesis

Ideation

Concept Development

User Personas

How it works

Introduction from BCG

Hear Amber Grewal, Global Talent Managing Director at BCG, introduce the program.Explore Our Job Sims

Tasks in this program

Task One: Strategic Design

30-60 mins

Intermediate

Understand the users through strategic planning

What you'll learn

Who your client is - An Indonesian Bank who want to develop a new banking product for millennials
How to conduct research to understand your customer

What you'll do

Evaluate the different types of research methodologies and select the right approach for the project
Prepare a research plan to present to the client

Reviews

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"I think templates would have been very useful. It would have made it easier to understand the depth the task is asking. Maybe also some more information regarding the bank would have been helpful. Other than that, I loved the tasks and thought they were super interesting."-- Student from IE University

"It was a great learning experience! This was the first time that I tried doing a virtual experience program since I wanted to get a hands-on experience of what's it like to work at BCG and it was a fulfilling one. Excited for more such opportunities!"-- Student

"I thought it was very helpful in giving me a taste of what it would be like to work at BCG, I enjoyed the programme more than I thought I would."-- High School Student

"Thank you for this opportunity! I enjoyed learning about design thinking and strategy. One note I did have was that the answer to Task 3, question 5 seemed to be false, but the program does not allow the user to proceed unless they choose true. Thank you again, and I look forward to applying to BCG!"-- Student from Western University

"“Why are you interested in this role?” I recently participated in one of BCG's job simulations on the Forage platform, and it was incredibly useful to understand what it might be like to participate on a Strategic and Experience Design team at BCG. I worked on a project to help an Indonesian Bank research and design a new product for millennials...."-- Student from My institution is not listed

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