Consulting Pathways & the Gordon Career Center Present….

The Consulting Training Program (CTP)

Consulting Pathways (Wesleyan’s Consulting Club), in partnership with the Gordon Career Center, is excited to announce the pilot of the Consulting Training Program (CTP) this semester. CTP is a robust and rigorous 10-week bootcamp intelligently designed to help you prepare for a management consulting internship or full-time job at a top firm like McKinsey, BCG, and Bain.

Registration:

The Consulting Training Program has concluded for Fall 2020. Check back here for updates for the Spring 2021 Cohort, or sign up for our list to be notified when registration opens.

— What You’ll Learn —

This semester-long program targets five key competencies for success in consulting recruitment.

  1. Industry Overview
  2. The Case Interview
  3. Networking
  4. The Behavioral Interview
  5. Capstone (Resume, cover letter, answer for ‘why consulting’)

— What You’ll Get Out of It —

Develop a thorough grounding in consulting. We have vetted and selected the best content and resources to help you get ready for recruiting. Let us save you time and effort by offering you what you really need to get ready.

Get a leg up against your competition. This comprehensive and robust program will propel you through the recruiting process and is unlike anything else offered at similar schools.

Build Your Network. Participants who complete the program will be invited to connect with current consultants and network with industry experts at special invite-only events.

Stay on Course. The program will also help you stay on track with your recruiting prep, as it will guide you from wherever you are to accepting that offer. Preparing for management consulting can be daunting and often requires long term preparation.

Certificate of Completion. After completing all the requirements for CTP, participants will receive a certificate of completion issued by Consulting Pathways. This accomplishment can be added to your resume to demonstrate a longstanding commitment to consulting preparation.

Requirements:

Students are required to fulfill each of the following requirements:

CTP Requirements by Catherine Cheng

The content of this course is a combination of Consulting Pathways workshops, Gordon Career Center events, and external preparation requirements.

  • Each Consulting Pathways workshop will be held twice a week on Saturdays from 3pm-4pm ET and Wednesdays from 6pm-7pm ET and participants are only required to attend one of the two training sessions weekly. (Links on Event Calendar)
  • The Consulting Pathways workshops will include about 30 minutes of lecture-style content, and then 30 minutes of live conversation and activities.
  • Any events that are co-sponsored with the Gordon Career Center will range in their topic and structure.
  • External preparation requirements include a small co-learning project, two peer mock cases, two GCC mock cases, and a light writing exercise.

Program Schedule:

Students are expected to attend all ten workshops. Each Consulting Pathways workshop will be held twice a week on Saturdays from 3pm-4pm ET and Wednesdays from 6pm-7pm ET and participants are only required to attend one of the two sessions.

We recommend that participants block off one of these two times in their schedules. Attendance will be recorded at each workshop.

Week 1: Intro (Industry Overview)

Wednesday Sept. 23 6pm – Consulting Pathways Industry Overview ft. Anne Laskowski

Saturday Sept. 26 3pm – Consulting Pathways Industry Overview ft. Anne Laskowski

Week 2: How to Case Series Module 1 (Intro & Structure, Frameworks)

Wednesday Sept. 30 6pm – How to Case Series Module 1 (Intro & Structure, Frameworks)

Saturday Oct. 3 3pm – How to Case Series Module 1 (Intro & Structure, Frameworks)

Week 3: How to Case Module 2 (Consulting Analysis)

Wednesday Oct. 7 6pm – How to Case Module 2 (Consulting Analysis)

Saturday Oct. 10 3pm – How to Case Module 2 (Consulting Analysis)

Week 4: Networking (Networking Best Practices)

Wednesday Oct. 14 6pm – Networking Best Practices

Saturday Oct. 17 3pm – Networking Best Practices

Week 5 : How to Case Module 3 (Consulting Math)

Wednesday Oct. 21 6pm – How to Case Module 3 (Consulting Math)

Saturday Oct. 24 3pm – How to Case Module 3 (Consulting Math)

Week 6: How to Case Module 4 (Case Interview Conclusion & Synthesis)

Wednesday Oct. 28 6pm – How to Case Module 4 (Case Interview Conclusion & Synthesis)

Saturday Oct. 31 3pm – How to Case Module 4 (Case Interview Conclusion & Synthesis)

Week 7: Networking (The 30 Second Pitch)

Wednesday Nov. 4 6pm – The 30-Second Pitch

Saturday Nov. 7 3pm – The 30-Second Pitch

Week 8: The Behavioral Interview Best Practices

Wednesday Nov. 11 6pm – Behavioral Interview Best Practices

Saturday Nov. 14 3pm – Behavioral Interview Best Practices

Week 9: Capstone Week (Schedule your capstone meeting). No required workshops. Optional to attend a GCC event or do a mock case.

Nov. 15-21 –

Consulting Pathways Exclusive Networking with Consultants Night*

Nov. 19 – Networking Night Session I

Nov. 20 – Networking Night Session II

*For CTP participants only