Business Strategy Consulting
Overview of the Role
Management Consulting (also called Strategy Consulting) involves the practice of helping organizations improve their performance, primarily through the analysis of existing business problems and development of plans for improvement.
Management Consultants provide advice and strategy through a deep understanding of industry best practices. They offer assistance to organizations on change management, strategy development and operational improvements and other vexing business issues. Management Consultant firms generally operate with proprietary frameworks that serve as the basis for their recommendations. Employees work on teams and analyze client business problems through interviews, benchmarking and data research then present findings to top executives for cost-effective, process-improving implementation.
What Recruiters Want
Recruiters for Management Consulting roles are typically looking for students with:
- Extensive problem-solving, analytical skills
- A strength in synthesizing information and delivering recommendations
- Ability to lead a group or team, which is central to all activities
- A comfort with strategic vision and attention to detail will be valuable
- Strong presentation and consulting skills
Electives
Students at Goizueta choose from a variety of elective and event opportunities in the area of Management Consulting, including:
- Advanced Strategy Topics
- Business Forecasting
- Corporate Strategy
- Decision Tools and Visualization
- Decision Modeling
- Goizueta Marketing Strategy Consultancy (GMSC)
- Industry and Competitor Analysis
- Leading and Managing Change
- Managerial Accounting
- Marketing Analytics Consultancy
- Marketing Strategy
- Multinational Firms
- Operations Strategy
- Strategic Decision Analysis
Company Hires
Kyle Smialek 11MBA (One-Year)
Associate, Booz, Allen & Company - Dallas
Undergraduate Institution: Elon University
In the One-Year program, I was still able to customize my class schedule and experiences so that I could take the most relevant courses for my career aspirations.
Shelby Senzer 09MBA
Associate, McKinsey & Company - Atlanta
Pre-MBA Job: Teacher, Teach For America/Atlanta Public Schools - Atlanta
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Atlanta is a fantastic location for a job search. From Fortune 500 companies to start-ups to boutique firms, Atlanta has it all...
Rob Abbott 04MBA
Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton - Washington, D.C.
Undergraduate Institution: James Madison University
Full-Time Offer: Business Analyst, SAIC - Washington, D.C.
The coursework challenged me and helped me learn how to analyze problems from a macro perspective and then develop strategies and frameworks for addressing them at a tactical level.
Sudipto Banerjee 05MBA
Project Leader, Boston Consulting Group - Atlanta
Pre-MBA Job: Product and Brand Manager, Hyundai Motors - India
Undergraduate Institution: Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology - India
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