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CAREER PATH OPTIONS ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING (OCR) CYCLES KEY SKILLS

Freshman/Sophomore Externships:  Ability to learn quickly - public/federal sector Spring Semester  Analytical & quantitative - private/commercial sector abilities  Economic Consulting Summer Internships after Junior year:  Client development/  Human Capital Consulting Fall & Spring Semester, Junior Year management  International Development  Creative thinking

Consulting  Excel &  Political Risk Consulting Full-time Positions: PowerPoint  Boutique/Specialized Consulting Fall Semester, Senior Year  Public speaking/  Independent/In-house Consulting presentations  Global perspective  Initiative/self-starter FEDERAL VS. COMMERCIAL  Intellectual curiosity  Leadership Federal consulting: Commercial consulting:  Team collaboration The client is the US government The client is in the private sector  Time management (i.e.– departments, agencies) (i.e. - companies, organizations)  Writing & research

ONLINE RESOURCES

INDUSTRY RESEARCH & JOB SEARCH SITES

 MConsultingPrep videos  Consultingcase101.com  Case in Point & Crack the Case  Caseinterview.com  Vault Industry Guides (access through GWork)  HBR Case Studies  Glassdoor.com  GWork & On-Campus Recruiting (OCR)

SAMPLE EMPLOYERS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS  Abt Associates  Alpha Kappa Psi   Eurasia Group Delta Sigma Pi   Ernst and Young (EY) GW Women in Business  Bain  GreatBridge Consulting Multicultural Business Student Association  Economic  IBM Organizational Science Student Association Consulting  ICF International Undergraduate Consulting Group  BCG  KPMG   McKinsey & Company PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS  American Management Association  The Brattle Group  MSH Association of Management Consulting Firms  CACI  NERA Economic Consulting Strategic Management Society  Cambridge Associates  Washington Network Group  CAPCO  PricewaterhouseCoopers  Charles River Associates (PwC)  Control Risks Group  SAIC SAMPLE RESUME Please note: note: Please from GWork for additional tips: Resources VirtualLibrary Resources tips: additional for fromGWork business sectors. Download the the Download sectors. business 800 21st St. NW, Suite 505 202· Business Sectors Sectors Business this format is based on feedback from employers in from feedback onemployers thisbased format is http://careerservices.gwu.edu [email protected] and the the and Business Resume Template Template Resume Business Resume Writing Guide for for Guide Writing Resume - 994

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