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

Tasks in this program

Task One: Background Information

20-30 mins

Introductory

Reviews

Over 36200

5 Star Reviews

"It is a great experience! And made me more confidence on practice in future. Will introduce other friends if they need similar programs."-- Student from Lingnan University

"The overall experience with the BCG was quiet good and the knowledge gained from this program was tremendous."-- Student from University of Mumbai

"It has been very interesting to participate. The tasks were sometime unclear and I would have appreciated to have some tips and suggestions, but overall as a student I learned a lot and I am very thankful."-- Student from University of Warwick

"Thank you BCG for offering this experience. There was a lot to learn during these real-life examples :)"-- Student from Kingston University

"I enjoyed it thoroughly. Unlike most free online courses that gives you a certificate for just watching a few videos, this certification has proven to be way more valuable. It helped me go through a week of an entry level consultant, and this has helped me streamline my career path."-- Student from University of Mumbai

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