BCG | Strategy Consulting

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 4-5 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. 4-5 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-paced4-5 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsIntermediate

Welcome to BCG’s Strategy Consulting 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 and get a true feel of what it is like to work at BCG as a strategy consultant, technology consultant, and a designer which will give you deeper understanding on 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 challenges with our diverse and forward-thinking team. What’s great about our job simulation is the flexibility of it. You’ll get to choose the module or modules that you would like to take and complete all of these tasks and modules anywhere and anytime in the world, allowing you to upskill yourself in your own time and 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 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.

Skills you will learn and practice:

Contextual Understanding

Trend Analysis

Competitive Review

Data Literacy

Benchmarking

Impact Forecasting

Question Development

Customer Analytics

Trade-off Analysis

Pattern Recognition

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: Background Information

20-30 mins

Introductory

Reviews

Over 36150

5 Star Reviews

"The fact that you could compare your work to the model answers that you produced- I learnt a lot from my shortcomings!"-- Student from University of Oxford

"I liked the usage of Excel and PowerPoint, as they are vital tools for consultants at all levels within the firm. In addition, the provided "professional answers" allowed me to gauge where I could improve my work."-- Student from Brown University

"Prior to this virtual training, I had no privilege to know how BCG really works and helps its client to sort out the issue. However, after completing the training I got know the real work scenario at BCG. Moreover, this will help me developing more analytical skills in my career. Thank you very much for providing such a great learning experience o..."-- Student from Symbiosis International University

"A very good initiative by both BCG and InsideSherpa to help provide an experience of the real world."-- Student from Birla Institute of Technology and Science

"This was a really insightful program. I look forward to job openings at BCG after my graduate degree."-- Student from University of Warwick

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