UofT Events

6th Annual Strategic Management Consulting Conference

Dear GMCA members,

Our 6th Annual Strategic Management Consulting Conference is now open for registration! This conference aims to educate graduate students about current trends in the consulting industry as well as to create an opportunity for students to engage with professionals from top consulting firms. The conference consists of a dynamic and informative two-day forum about consulting and an engaging business case competition. Be sure to check out our site at www.conference2017.gmcacanada.com for more information and to be kept up-to-date on speakers and session content!

Two-Day Forum: St. George Campus, University of Toronto

This event is for all individuals who would like to learn more about consulting, participate in an evening networking session, and get a sense for what it takes to get into consulting. This conference will provide insider information from management consultants in top firms and opportunities to network. Space is limited. Get your ticket here today!

Day 1: Wednesday, May 3rd, 12:00pm – 5:30pm

Proposed Topics:                     

• Keynote: Today’s Consulting Landscape
• Consulting Frameworks: The Old and the New    
• Panel: Women in Consulting
• Building and Delivering Effective Presentations
• Panel: #RoadtoConsulting

Day 2: Friday, May 5th, 11:30am – 4:30pm (Networking: 5:00pm – 8:00pm)

Proposed Topics:

• Keynote: Future of Consulting
• Working with Clients                    
• BCG Perspectives
• Going Digital
• Panel: Exit Options

Case Competition: Friday, May 12th, 9:00am – 4:30pm (St. George Campus, University of Toronto)

A week-long case competition, where participants work as a team to tackle a challenging business case and present their solutions to a panel of judges from top consulting firms. It is a great opportunity to demonstrate problem solving and presentation skills and make connections with consulting industry professionals at the afternoon networking event.

• Application deadline: April 23rd, midnight
• Teams notified: April 27th
• Payment deadline: April 30th, midnight
• Case release: May 4th, midnight
• Deck submission: May 11th, midnight
• Case competition & networking: May 12th, 9:00am – 4:30pm

Application:

The competition will have teams of 4-5. This event is open to graduate students, MD/JD candidates or postdocs, with the allowance of maximum one professional/MBA/undergraduate per team. Please apply on the Team Application Page and submit one-page resumes for each team member in a single PDF file by April 23rd, 11:59pm.

If your team is selected for the case competition, a ​separate link to purchase an invite-only case competition ticket will be sent out to each individual on the team. The ticket costs $30 per person and gives you access to the case competition and an exclusive networking event on May 12th.

NOTE: The case competition ticket does not include access to the two-day forum. Competing team members need to purchase a forum ticket separately.

Even if you have attended this conference before, this year promises to be full of new seminars, exciting networking opportunities and, as always, the case competition with judges from top consulting firms. Get your ticket before it’s sold out. We hope to see you at the conference!

Sincerely,

Graduate Management Consulting Association (GMCA)

University of Toronto

QuintilesIMS Frontiers in Healthcare Consulting Summer Engagement

Dear GMCA members,

We are proud to announce the QuintilesIMS Frontiers in Healthcare Consulting, a GMCA summer engagement in collaboration with QuintilesIMS. This consulting engagement will provide participants with valuable consulting experience and exposure to collaborative projects involving due diligence, data mining and research studies, while working with pharmaceutical market data and consulting leader QuintilesIMS. Upon successful completion of the engagement, as defined by QuintilesIMS, interested team members will be invited to the QuintilesIMS first round employment interview for present or subsequent analyst/consultant openings, provided they were not already screened at an earlier time.

We are seeking highly talented, knowledgeable and motivated graduate students and post-doc fellows with strong credentials in research, academic writing and knowledge translation. Interested candidates must apply as a team of 4-5 members through submission of individual resumes and a single team cover letter on why your team would be the ideal team to participate in this engagement (resumes and cover letter 1 page maximum). At least two members of a team need to have in-depth analytical experience and knowledge of statistical methods, with particular emphasis on Excel, however knowledge of other platforms would be considered an advantage.

Please submit your team application as 1 PDF document through the GMCA website application page before Wednesday, March 8, 11:59 pm.

Interview Process:
First round: March 15, 6-9pm, on U of T campus
Second round invitation: Release via email on March 17
Second round: March 24, at QuintilesIMS office

Internship Key Details:
Duration: April-August, 2017
Time commitment: 10-15 hours per week
Team size: 4-5 members

Required skills:

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Capacity to learn independently
• Excellent work ethic
• Time management skills
• Knowledge of current events in healthcare consulting
• Understanding of the Canadian healthcare and pharmaceutical industry
• Strong proficiency in analyzing Excel, data visualization, PowerPoint

“The QuintilesIMS summer consulting engagement (2015) is an excellent way to gain first-hand experience in Healthcare Consulting. We had direct exposure to senior consulting staff and worked closely with members of a multi-functional team. Given the opportunity to work with a unique set of proprietary data, we investigated and answered pertinent questions in a hot area of health care today. This was a challenging and invaluable consulting experience that also led to two successful conference publications, and happily my current position as Consultant at QuintilesIMS.”

— Sheri Shojaie

Sincerely,

Graduate Management Consulting Association (GMCA)
University of Toronto