BCG | Strategic & Experience Design

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-paced3-4 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsintermediate

Welcome to BCG’s Strategic & Experience Design job simulation! We’re so excited to have you here with us!

So what exactly is a job simulation? It is the perfect opportunity to take on practical tasks similar to what our very own BCGers would work on. You’ll get a true feel of what it is like to work at BCG giving you a deeper understanding of what BCG does and help set you up for success when you decide to apply with us.

In this job simulation, you’ll learn about Human Centered Design within BCG X. BCG X is at the forefront of technology - our teams solve the most challenging and impactful problems posed by digital acceleration. The Design Team acts as the user advocate making sure the technology and service solutions address the right user problems and are also easy and delightful to use.

Within the Design Team, there are two types of designers: Strategic Designer and Experience Designer.

A Strategic Designer is an individual who is passionate about advocating for user needs and the user experience throughout the design process. They craft and lead efforts to explore new domains and situations, make sense of research data, and work with a talented team of people to create solutions inspired by those insights.
An Experience Designer is an individual who is passionate about user experience (UX) design and the process of creating products that provide meaningful and relevant interactions. This involves the design of the omnichannel experience of integrating the product, including aspects of branding, design, usability, and function.

This is your chance to experience a day in the life of a Strategic or an Experience Designer. After finishing each task (change module with task), you’ll be provided with real-life work sample answers from our leaders and you can see how top-tier consultants and our 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.

Talent Network Open

Talent NetworkOpen all year

Skills you will learn and practice:

Design Management

Design Framework

Ethnographic Research

Visual Design

Synthesis

Ideation

Concept Development

Personas

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.

Introduction from BCG

Hear Amber Grewal, Global Talent Managing Director at BCG, introduce the data.Explore Our Job Sims

Tasks in this program

Task One: Strategic Design

30-60 mins

Intermediate

Understand the users through strategic planning

What you'll learn

Who your client is - An Indonesian Bank who want to develop a new banking product for millennials
How to conduct research to understand your customer

What you'll do

Evaluate the different types of research methodologies and select the right approach for the project
Prepare a research plan to present to the client

Reviews

Over 2400

5 Star Reviews

"The interface of the pages are very attractive and quite clear to understand what to do while pursuing the program."-- Student from SRM Institute Of Science & Technology ( Deemed University)

"I found the program very interesting and I learned quite a lot from it. My only problem was in the first task where I wasn't very sure how to layout the task and what you actually had to do"-- Student

"The virtual experience was awesome. I explored the fields that I never worked before and I mark it as a huge accomplishment for myself. Thanks to the whole BCG and IndideSherpa team. Cheers"-- Student from Panjab University

"I got to learn a lot about what being a Strategic Designer means when I had no idea at all previous to the online experience."-- Student from University of Edinburgh

"I liked the skills that the experience taught me, I found the templates and websites link helpful to complete my task but in my own way"-- Student from Brunel University Uxbridge

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