What is consulting?
The Science Careers guide to consulting careers for Ph.D. scientists
Branching Points blog, Ph.D. to Consulting: This blog post has a Q&A with a Ph.D. who went into consulting. Branching Points blog contains many helpful resources on topics like the informational interview.
Entry Points to Consulting Careers video
Top 50 Consulting Companies, according to Vault
What is a typical week like in consulting?
Week in the Life of a Consultant – Work week of a Management Consultant
Skillset required for consulting
A prospective student will need to demonstrate leadership, teamwork, business acumen, and impact.
Resources for international students
Many consulting firms are international companies, with offices all around the world. Additionally, most consulting firms will sponsor H1B Visas.
UT Resources
Texas Venture Labs Practicum: Jon Brumley TVL Practicum offers students the chance to participate in semester-long consulting projects with local startups.
Career Service Resources through Texas Career Engagement and the College of Natural Sciences.
CNS Concentration in Leadership and Project Management: College of Natural Sciences graduate students can get an emphasis added to their degree by taking two courses taught by McCombs School of Business professors: Strategic Management and Leading People and Organizations. Both of these courses are very relevant to consulting work.
Interview deadlines
Preparing for Interviews
Consulting interviews consist of two major parts: the fit/behavioral interview and case problems.
General resources
Podcasts
Once a Scientist podcast, Consulting 101 mini-series
Books
Embrace the Case Interview: The complete guide from getting the interview to landing the job
Case in Point 11: Complete Case Interview Preparation
Training Platforms
Find a case partner
Click here to join our slack channel to connect with other members and find case partners on the case-partners channel.
PrepLounge: Practice cases with a partner from anywhere in the world. PrepLounge offers free and paid options.
Case practice problems
If you are in need of problems for case practice, please email the Texas AD2Consulting Board at ad2c_board@utlists.utexas.edu.
