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Introduction to Strategy Consulting

Location: United States
Experience Type: Job Simulations
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Generate ideas to help a fictional luxury clothing company increase sales revenue and learn how to think like a BCG consultant.

Welcome to BCG’s job simulation! We’re so excited to have you here 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 can complete the two-task program anytime, anywhere in the world, allowing you to upskill yourself in your own time and at your own pace. 

After finishing each module, you’ll be provided with real work sample answers from our leaders, and you can see how our top-tier consultants and 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. For guidance on how to accurately represent your experience, review the Forage CV referencing policy.

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 1-2 hours to complete.

Skills Learned:

  • Challenge your Mental Models
    Acknowledge and challenge the assumptions that guide today’s thinking

    • Critical Thinking
    • Creativity
  • Building New Boxes
    Reframe questions, doubt assumptions and build a new reference point to set up a valuable brainstorming session

    • Creativity
    • Brainstorming
  • Finish Line

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