consulting Stories from UCLA Students

Meet carrie su, an incoming associate consultant at bain!

Tell us about your recruitment process:

For internship recruitment, I started practicing casing and networking in the spring quarter of my sophomore year! After applications were submitted in late June, I received invitations to interview from several firms in July and got my offer in early October. For full-time recruitment, I began the process of casing lightly in June and submitted applications for McKinsey, Bain, and BCG around July. Following submission, I received interview invitations from all three companies and decided to sign with Bain after the process, which ended in August for me.

Why Consulting?

I chose to pursue consulting because I wanted to work with passionate individuals in supporting businesses with solving their problems! I think it's fascinating getting to work with a variety of people in differing industries and it's been a sweet opportunity for learning and professional growth.

Tell us about your summer project & current full-time project:

This summer, I worked on two cases at LEK, a firm that is known for having shorter project timelines. One case was in the TMT sector and the other was in consumer! Both were opportunities for me to learn how to manage an interview campaign, conduct market research, connect with senior team members, and build presentations for clients.

Meet ashley chan, an incoming aci at bain!

tell us about your recruitment process:

I did diversity internship recruitment by applying to programs starting in October of my sophomore year and attending them during the winter quarter. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, I did coffee chats and networked with consultants.

For Bain CREW:

- Recorded video interview

- 1.5-day in-person program in SF

For Bain ACI:

- First round case interviews with Consultants (2x30)

- Final round case and fit interviews with Partners (2x45)

For BCG Advance:

- Recorded video interview

- 1-week virtual program

For BCG Summer Associate:

- First round virtual case bot interview (multiple choice, free response, and recorded video of final recommendation)

- First round fit interview with Project Leader (30)

- Final round case and fit interviews with Partners (2x45)

why consulting?

I'm interested in strategy and business growth! I hope to develop the necessary skillsets through consulting and eventually apply it to my own ventures.

meet eric pan, an incoming associate at bcg

tell us about your recruitment process:

Had 3 interview processes for internship, 2 interview processes for full-time

why consulting?

Flexibility and the types of people the field attracts!

tell us about your summer project & current:

A large TMT post-merger strategy project for a recently acquired gaming division

walk us through a day in the life?

Check emails in the morning, meet with teams/managers throughout the day, and build out slides/models for any upcoming deliverables