Talking to the Interns
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The MBA program at the NUS Business School is renowned for its practical approach towards academics. Like the leading business schools, NUS relies heavily on the case method to develop sound analytical, persuasive and business skills, and develop capability to deal with incomplete knowledge in the participants. But is that all it takes to make a successful career in the Strategy/Management consulting world? Who else could answer this better than the peers/seniors who have been exposed to this challenging world through internships and prior experience?The Consulting Club-Intern talk at NUS Business school was the first event to give the new entrants to the MBA program a good flavor of what it takes to make it to the demanding world of management consulting. Organized on the 15th Sep 2009, the event was an amazing success in terms of participation and the experiences shared by the students who have had opportunity to
work at the leading Management consulting firms. The list of firms included the who’s who is the consulting world namely, McKinsey, PricewaterHouse Coopers, E&Y, KPMG and IMaCS. The diverse background coupled to the colorful experiences of the participants made the session very interesting and useful. The attendees were an equally diverse and receptive bunch of medical practitioners, engineers, IT specialists, investment bankers, consultants and marketeers.The seniors shared their experiences that stretched from long drawn out preparations for the extensive interviewing with management consulting firms to actual experiences at work. They advised serious introspection and understanding oneself before plunging into the internship hunt. One must know one's passions and career goals. If one can answer these questions in advance, the ensuing confidence shall be a great help in the entire process.They emphasized that "practice" is the key to success in tackling management consulting interviews. In addition, they also underlined the importance of improving analytical, communication and networking skills to make it click at management consulting. Through real life experiences the seniors ensured that the ideas were communicated effectively and were of use to the attendees. The Q&A session, that followed, was a reflection of the interest and curiosity that the seniors had managed to unleash. The thought provoking replies and assurances to assist the new entrants ensured that the next few events of the consulting club are headed to be livelier and even more useful.
The discussions and Q&A continued to the delicious snacks waiting outside. This provided a nice opportunity to go one-on-one with the seniors and deliberate with them on specifics of ones career and path ahead.
We are sure that the participants and the attendees had a great time interacting and the events of the Consulting Club shall continue to be even more informative and useful. So, please be on the lookout for the next one.
- Michelle Sung and Karunesh Pandey
Class of 2011
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Kick-Off '09
Thursday, August 27, 2009
The activities of the Consulting Club started this semester with the Club kick-off on 20th Aug 2009. And the response to this event was commendable, something that speaks volumes about the enthusiasm of the new batch.NUS consulting club plays a very important role in life of aspiring students: may it be by equipping the student body with resources to make informed decisions on consulting careers, providing tools necessary to build successful careers in consulting or by providing opportunities to promote extra-curricular excellence.
This session gave us a flavor of what the club is all about and how it can assist us in fulfilling our dreams of developing successful careers in this consulting industry.
The session started with a short presentation by Shipra, the current President of the club. She ran us through the history of the club, its objective, mode of operation, the various events held in the past etc.
She then took us through some of the more specific examples from events that were organised in the past one year, including career interest groups, interview preparation workshops, the new initiative called i-Speak, and the NUS MBA flagship event, Consultant Unplugged.
Shipra’s Presentation was followed by a presentation from Bani. She gave us insight on the recruitment process of different companies like McKinsey, BCG and A.T. Kearney etc.
Most of the discussion was centred around the kind of work consultants do in general with focus on
strategy firms. What is consulting? What kind of work the consulting firms do? How is a typical day in a consultant’s life? What is the usual work-life balance and the amount of travel involved? All these and many more such were effectively answered.A consultant’s typical day was also discussed and it was emphasized, that though consulting careers give one a great opportunity to constantly learn, innovate and challenge oneself, it’s a tough job at the end of the day and one needs to be geared always to succeed.
All in all, it was a great session, informative and comprehensive; and gave us good insights on both the club as well as the consulting industry; just the kick-off we had hoped to get!
-Payal Keswani
Class of 2011
Welcome!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Dear Members,
Heart-felt Greetings!
As, the summer fades and we all come back from our respective internships and vacations to be together once more and embark on our final semester of this enthralling 17-month journey; I, on behalf of the NUS MBA Consulting Club Executive Committee, would like to extend a warm welcome to you all.I would also like to extend my greetings to our distinguished alumni who continue to be the source of support and encouragement to us by still being a part of this club and being actively involved in & supportive of all our endeavors.
In addition, today my sincerest and warmest welcome goes to the newest members of this club, the NUS MBA Class of 2011, the S3Asia MBA Class of 2010 and the IMBA Class of 2010 and our new members from other exchange and double degree programs!!
As a club, we have, over the past years, achieved many successes, each time taking this club to the new levels of commitment and camaraderie.
As the President & a privileged member of this club, and one who has benefited tremendously in terms of the learnings imparted through the club & its initiatives; I hope that our new batch, comprising all the different cohorts, will work together as a team; and with its zeal and pro-active participation in all our activities, will take our endeavors and efforts to the next level; thereby setting new benchmarks for the club.
I also hope that all our existing members and alumni will continue to extend their support & encouragement to the new batch, as generously and unfailingly, as they have been to us in the past.
With these words, I once again extend my welcome to all our members and wish you all great successes in the months ahead.
Warm Regards,
Shipra Gupta
President
Friday, August 14, 2009
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