OfflineHello. Does anyone know about graduate schemes at smaller consultancy firms that might consider graduates with 2.2's but still pay decent salaries and offer decent prospects in south or Mid UK? Do smaller consulting firms usually run grad schemes? What kind of questions usually come up at interview at consulting firms?
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Unfortunately this is pretty unlikely. Most smaller consultancy firms are made of experienced consultants, and generally speaking don't run any kind of grad scheme. Furthermore, with a 2.2 your chances are pretty slim. Your only real hope is to get into a niche consultancy, maybe environmental consultancy or something like that, and build you CV that way. With a 2.2, entry into management consultancy is going to be next to impossible!
Sorry to be a drag!
...so... is there anything I can do? Qualifications? MA? More specialist training? Other jobs for a year or so before re-applying?
.......???.....
You could try, the money spinner for a consulting role is probably an MBA, but you still might not get a consulting job at the end, and MBA's can be expensive.
I wouldn't suggest you go down the MBA route if you've just graduated. Most decent MBA courses won't let you in without a few years experience under your belt. There is a good reason for only taking grads with 2:1 and above - consulting is tough work, and those who have stuck out their course (regardless of the subject) have shown that they have both the brains to get the degree and the ability to see it through to the end.
Sorry, but your chances of getting into consulting with a 2:2 are very limited. I work in a small consultancy of only 30, and we do a grad course, but our entry criteria are the same as the big boys - we only take those with at least a 2:1.
Hi DH - nice post. I'm interested to hear you work at a consulting firm because we could really use some help extending our consulting wikis on the main site WikiJob | Interview questions for PwC, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Accenture and more! ..would you be interested in contributing some info either here, via pm or direct to your company's wiki?
Cheers :)