The Marshall Consulting & Strategy Club's Career Night is the largest and most recognized consulting and strategy networking event of the year. During this event, representatives from top-tier consulting firms and corporate strategy practices meet with MCSC members to help them increase their knowledge of specific firms and gain a broader perspective of the consulting and strategy industries as a whole.
MCSC members leverage this event to:
Participating firms greatly benefit from this event by:
An integral step to getting a job in not only consulting, but a growing number of industries, is the case interview – a style of interviewing introduced and used by the major consulting firms in all functions and sectors. Simulating real-life scenarios, its popularity has spread over the years from consulting into other industries, including marketing and strategy.
Although it may appear to be broad or vague in structure, the case interview does have a set of specific guidelines and procedures. Even though it may seen challenging at first, master case interviews will not only help you find employment, but also to think critically and quickly.
The MCSC's case preparation program is specifically aimed at preparing candidates for case interviews. Members receive case books with practices cases that are used to practice with one another. There are 3 "Super Sundays" of mock interviews simulating real interview experiences, held over the course of the first semester. Case workshops and guidance from second-year casing coaches are provided throughout the entire interview preparation process. The process culminates with candidates interviewing with top-tier professional consultants who make a final decision on awarding the case-certified status during the third Super Sunday.
Super Sunday 1: Early October; MCSC 2nd years
Super Sunday 2: Early November; MCSC 2nd years and/or consulting alum
Super Sunday 3: Early December; MCSC 2nd years and/or consulting alum
Note: Mock interviews are treated exactly like "the real thing" on interview day -- interviewers do not "know" candidates. Expected dress is business formal and interviews are conducted in the Career Services office.
In addition to case interview preparation resources, the club provides resources for behavioral interviews, including mock questions and frameworks to tackle behavioral questions.
Students also have the opportunity to practice behavioral questions with their MCSC mentors (more below), and during Super Sunday mock interviews.
MCSC also provides sessions and events to help students prepare for the networking environment, from practitioner coffee chats to happy hours or other events.
Students are afforded an opportunity to pair up with a 2nd year who has gone through the recruiting process.