Category: UofT Events

Boston Consulting Group: ADC Bridge to BCG Connection Event

Dear GMCA members,

We are glad to share with you that the ADC Bridge to BCG Connect Event at U of T will be on Thursday, March 15 @ 6:00pm, in Medical Sciences Building, Room 2170. This event is intended for advanced degree candidates (PhDs, Post-Docs, MDs, JDs) to learn about the opportunities BCG has to offer, including the Bridge to BCG Program. This event is open to everyone who is interested, please register here.

After the Connection Event, an invite-only networking reception will be hosted at 7:15 pm. To apply to attend, please submit your CV by March 12 at 1pm via the the separate link for the Networking Event.

The application deadline for Bridge to BCG program is on Sunday,April 8, 2018 @11:59pm. For further information about the program, please visit here.

Sincerely,

Graduate Management Consulting Association (GMCA)
University of Toronto

Dear PhD, Post-doctoral, MD, and LLB students,

I hope you are having a productive semester! As a graduate student, it was about this time of year that I found myself thinking about what life after the PhD might look like

My name is Blaise Pinaud, I am a Stanford graduate (PhD – Chemical Engineering, 2014) and former UBC Post-doctoral fellow who is now a Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. Since I recently made the transition from academia to consulting, I’d like to share my experience and answer some common questions that advanced degree candidates (PhDs, MDs, or JDs) have about consulting and BCG in particular.

INTERESTED IN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING?

The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm and the world’s leading advisor on business strategy. We partner with clients from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors in all regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their enterprises.

What do Consultants actually do?

Consultants are responsible for owning a piece of our client’s problem. As an example, I recently helped a major retailer craft their category strategy. My role was to understand how consumers shop their products to identify which level (e.g., assortment, visual displays, pricing) to pull in order to win market share.

Most of our projects involve flying to the client site, in this case Toronto, to work closely with them on developing the strategy. At the end of the project, I met with the VP of each business to review our findings and they are all excited to put the recommendations into action.

The team celebrated our successes by going to a baseball game and having dinner at a locally renowned restaurant!

What does BCG Look for?

Strong candidates are smart, capable, and possess strong leaderships skills. We derive your “smarts” through your academic achievements (grades and test scores) as well as your ability to communicate the impact of your research to a broader audience. We want to hear about the capabilities you have developed from your experience both inside and outside the classroom or laboratory. What difficult things have you accomplished in the past?

What is Bridge to BCG?

Bridge to BCG is a three day workshop for advanced degree candidates, being held this summer and will allow participants to test drive consulting and:
√ Find out about consulting and get to know BCG
√ Participate in a realistic case team experience
√ Learn from BCG’s thought leaders
√ Meet BCG consultants and students during social and educational events

If you are interested in learning more about the Bridge to BCG program, what a career in consulting looks like for an ADC, and learning about the work we do at BCG Canada and beyond, please join us at our upcoming Connection Event.

To keep up to date with our events for ADC’s at BCG Canada, please be sure to regularly check-in on our website.
We look forward to helping you along the recruiting path towards BCG. Please contact Mathilde Bertin, Recruiting Associate, with any questions at Bertin.Mathilde@bcg.com

Kind Regards,
Blaise Pinaud
on behalf of the Canada ADC Recruiting Team

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2018 IQVIA (formerly QuintilesIMS) Frontiers in Healthcare Consulting
Dear GMCA members,
 
We are proud to announce the 2018 IQVIA (formerly QuintilesIMS) Frontiers in Healthcare Consulting engagement is now accepting applications. This engagement will run from early April to the end of August, with an approximate time commitment of 10-15 hours per person per week. A team of 4-5 grad students / post doc members will be selected by IQVIA to work together on a collaborative consulting project leveraging the team’s research, analytical problem solving, and data analysis skills.  Throughout the engagement, the team will work with IQVIA consultants to learn fundamental consulting skills and apply them to tackle a real-world challenge facing today’s healthcare industry.     
Required skills:
  • Strong teamwork, communication, and presentation skills
  • Superior research, analytical problem solving, and data analysis skills
  • Excellent work ethic, time management, and independent learning skills
  • Knowledge of the Canadian healthcare and pharmaceutical industry, as well as a demonstrated interest in healthcare consulting

 

Applications:
Interested grad student / post doc candidates must apply as a team of 4-5 members with 1 team leader and submit an application package including the individual resumes of each member and a single team cover letter (1 page maximum for each resume and the cover letter ). The application is available here. 
 
*Team members should note that the engagement requires significant time and effort and should only apply if they can afford to do so over the 4 months 
 
Please submit your team application as 1 PDF document through the University of Toronto GMCA website application page before Saturday, March 10, 11:59pm.
 
Interview Process: 
First round invitation: Friday, March 16
First round: Wednesday, March 21 from 6-9pm on the U of T St. George campus
Second round invitation and case: released on Friday, March 23
Second round interview: Friday, March 30 from 1-3:30pm at the IQVIA office in Mississauga
 
Sincerely,
 
Graduate Management Consulting Association (GMCA) 
University of Toronto
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BCG Advanced Degree Candidates (ADC’s) Recruiting Events 2017

Are you working towards a PhD, JD or MD, or Post-Doc degree, and interested in a career in business? Then you should consider management consulting. Join us for this connection event to learn more about available opportunities for Advanced Degree Candidates (ADC’s).

Event: ADC Summer Internship Connection Event
Time: 6:30 PM–8:30 PM
Date: Monday, November 27, 2017
Location: Room MSB2170
Medical Sciences Building
University of Toronto

Register here: http://bit.ly/ADCTorontoEvent

At the same time, come join this virtual session hosted by BCG for an overview of how to make your application stand out. BCG will address common questions around writing a concise business style resume and cover letter,and go over some tips and tricks to help you prepare for consulting case interviews. Log in details will be shared the day of.

Event: BCG Virtual Session
Time: 5:00 PM–6:00 PM
Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Register here : http://bit.ly/ADCApps

Dear PhD, Postdoctoral, MD, and LLB students,

I hope you are having a productive semester! As a graduate student, it was about this time of year that I found myself thinking about what life after the PhD might look like.

My name is Raminder Gill and I am a McGill graduate (PhD – Pharmacology, 2015) and a Project Leader with The Boston Consulting Group. Since I recently made the transition from academia to consulting, I’d like to share my experience and answer some common questions that advanced degree candidates (PhDs, MDs, or LLBs) have about consulting and BCG in particular.

INTERESTED IN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING? 

The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm and the world’s leading advisor on business strategy. We partner with clients from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors in all regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their enterprises.

What do consultants actually do?

Consultants are responsible for owning a piece of our client’s problem. As an example, I recently helped a major Pharma company craft their strategy for commercializing a new technology. My role was to understand what capabilities they needed in order to win in this market.

Most of our projects involve flying to the client site, in this case Chicago, to work closely with them on developing the strategy. I recently met with the Head of Marketing and delivered our strategy, and she’s excited to get working on launching the product.

After the meeting, we took the clients for dinner at a locally renowned restaurant, and followed up with a basketball game!

What does BCG look for?

Strong candidates are smart, capable, and possess strong leaderships skills.  We derive your “smarts” through your academic achievements (grades and test scores) as well as your ability to communicate the impact of your research to a broader audience.  We want to hear about the capabilities you have developed from your experience both inside and outside the classroom or laboratory. What difficult things have you accomplished in the past?

If you are interested in learning more about the work we do at BCG and who we are, please join us at one of our upcoming Connection Events.

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