Introduction to Strategy Consulting

Generate ideas to help a fictional luxury clothing company increase sales revenue and learn how to think like a BCG consultant.

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Complete work that simulates life on the job. 1-2 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to BCG . Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Talent Network Open

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 1-2 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to BCG . Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete our Job Simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at BCG . Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced1-2 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsintroductory

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.

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Skills you will learn and practice:

Critical Thinking

Creativity

Brainstorming

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at BCG . No live sessions, all self-paced.

Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.

Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.

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Tasks in this program

Task One: Challenge your Mental Models

30-60 mins

Introductory

Acknowledge and challenge the assumptions that guide today’s thinking

What you'll learn

How to think creatively like a BCG consultant by shifting your mental models

What you'll do

Watch a TED talk about creativity in business from a global leader at BCG
Complete a Paradigm-Busting activity

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"I helped me to understand what my role as a strategy consultant at BCG would entail and better prepared me for it."-- Student from Covenant University

"I enjoyed how BCG incorporated some articles and TED talks by executives at the firm into the tasks."-- Student

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"I really love how the program was fast, short but very efficient in information transferring. All the readings and slides are great ways to get me on my sleeves, rather than sitting on the table and listening to lecture videos."-- Student from Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics

"I loved the experience and the best part was that it had practical exercises which garnered my interest even more."-- Student from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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