
Develop trusted adviser status by earning client trust and empathy, safeguarding confidential information, and proactively supporting client counterparts to empower long-term project success.
Maximize billable utilization to drive revenue, strengthen the firm's position via practices and events, and contribute to a positive culture, including supporting recruiting efforts.
Identify your personal and professional expectations before starting consulting, balance private life with client work, and proactively communicate limits to align with your goals and project success.
Learn how to collaborate with your project manager to showcase your performance, adapt to leadership style, build client relationships, and provide regular status updates while driving the project.
Drive your sub-project forward with ownership, proactive communication, and disciplined planning, tracking tasks, blocking time, and managing client input to deliver results.
Explore three popular to-do list approaches for consultants—paper, app-based Wunderlist, and Outlook calendar—balancing flexibility, collaboration, reminders, and time planning to stay on deadlines.
Learn to leverage a firm's support infrastructure, including graphics, research, data analytics, and expert interviews, to delegate work, lead teams, and deliver presentations with project manager approval and quality checks.
Learn how client projects are organized with dedicated counterparts and a project lead, plus regular meetings. Build trusting relationships with the main counterparts to gain insights and drive success.
Master how to run effective client calls, including one-on-one and small meetings, with dial-in setup, clear instructions, muting, and proactive moderation to build trust and achieve agenda goals.
Master key client meetings and workshops, roles for junior consultants, and practical prep to run effective discussions, from one-on-one to steering committees.
Show up in the office on Fridays to build your network, exchange project updates, and lead events that strengthen the firm's culture while prioritizing client work early on.
Welcome, Future Strategy Consultant!
It's quite shocking to see how many high potential junior consultants fail in their first months on the job at firms like McKinsey, BCG or Bain.
The problem is: Although your firm sells you as a fully operational resource from day 1, they won't put you through any intense training beforehand. In order to have a successful start as a junior consultant, you will need to know more than just how to solve case studies, brainteasers or math quizzes.
Think about it - Your client will pay a high 4-digit daily rate for you. It's only normal he/she will expect you to create a lot of value right from day 1.
The good message is: Being able to perform well right from the start is just a question of the right skills and knowledge. However, most ambitious junior consultants all have to go through the tough and inefficient lesson of trial and error to get there. We want to change that:
With our Masterclass we want to support you in becoming the best new hire consultant of your firm!
In this course, you will find the essence of what successful management consultants learn in their first 2 years. With that knowledge, you will have a significantly better starting position compared to other new hires who start unprepared and have to learn this the hard way.
Why Choose This Course?
Dive deep into 5 hours of interactive video content, complemented with insightful PDF summaries and handouts.
Engage in regular Q&A sessions, and access direct mentorship from someone who's been in your shoes - both as a newbie and as a manager.
Gain from the wealth of experience of an instructor who has served at multiple top strategy consulting firms and has onboarded countless interns and new hires.
If you actively learn, train and execute the content of this course, we have no doubt that you will be on your best way to a super successful consulting career!