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Consulting

Learn professional skills this summer with Aesop Academy

Classes of ’23, ’24, ’25 and ’26: Topics covered are Excel basics and mid-level, Tableau, SQL; data extraction, analysis, query, creation and reporting; writing effective outreach and self-marketing communications; and there will be a group case challenge! Students should register …

By Kristie Beucler
Kristie Beucler Associate Director
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Takeaways from the McKinsey Philadelphia Site Visit

By Amy Cho ’24, Technology Associate Intern at Career Services

Last Friday, a group of Swarthmore students visited the McKinsey Philadelphia office to get a first-hand look at the firm. It was an enriching and helpful session to hear from …

By Amy Cho
Amy Cho Technology Associate Intern
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3 Takeaways from the Internships in Consulting Panel

By Erica Stutz ’24, Career Peer Advisor

Miss the Consulting internship search panel we offered on March 20th? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Here are key pieces of advice shared at the event:

By Erica Stutz
Erica Stutz Career Peer Advisor
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Management Consulting and Finance: Still Desirable for College Grads?

My friend and 30/20 Vision radio show co-host Lindsey Pollak and I had the opportunity to contribute to Marci Alboher’s New York Times career coach roundtable on management consulting and investment banking as careers for soon-to-be college grads. Here was …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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What Is Consulting?

What is consulting? The dictionary defines it as “providing professional or expert advice.” But there’s more to it than giving advice. For those early in their career, it’s a great way to learn more about an industry, a company, and …

By Forage
Showcase your skills. Find your career fit.
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Career & Industry Guides

Vault Guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms, 2021 Edition

The 2021 Vault Guide to the Top 50 Consulting Firms is the definitive guide to the best consulting firms to …

Vault Guide to Case Interviews, Ninth Edition

Case interviews are a crucial part of the hiring process in the consulting industry. Designed to test an applicant’s knowledge …

Vault Career Guide to Consulting, Third Edition

Consulting is a massive, international industry with global revenues of around $506 billion. It spans human resources, business advisory services, …

Branding, Image and Marketing Consulting Jobs

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Healthcare and Pharamceuticals Consulting Jobs

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Vault Guide to Information Technology Consulting Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Skill Building Courses

Customer Insights and Consumer Analytics for Organizations: Tools and Analysis

Chris DallaVilla
To build products that resonate with customers, companies must first understand where their audience is coming from. What do their…

Using Power BI with Excel

Madecraft
Are you ready to take your skills as a data analyst to the next level? Power BI is an easy-to-use…

Lessons from the World of Sports Analytics

Ben Sullins
If you’re a sports fan and a data geek at heart, you may have thought about your dream career. You…

Introduction to Career Skills in Data Analytics

Robin Hunt
Are you ready to take the first step on your journey as a data analyst? Whatever your goals, you don’t…

How Smart Founders Prototype Solutions

Knowable
When you apply your personal knowledge and skills to business problems, you offer a unique set of insights that can…

Meta-analysis for Data Science and Business Analytics

Conrad Carlberg
In a world where nearly everyone uses data to inform their business methodologies, an emerging consensus is that more emphasis…

Data Science Foundations: Data Assessment for Predictive Modeling

Keith McCormick
CRISP-DM, the cross-industry standard process for data mining, is composed of six phases. Most new data scientists rush to modeling…

Driving Measurable, Sustainable Change

Richard Chua
In any industry, successfully driving measurable, sustainable change is a challenge. In this course, Dr. Richard Chua shows managers how…

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mike Figliuolo
View Mike’s LinkedIn Newsletter Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can spark rapid growth and help businesses add promising new capabilities. But…

Consulting Foundations: The Concept of Value

Robbie Kellman Baxter
Value is the new buzzword in consulting—and for good reason. People buy value, not just products and services. Consultants who…

Consulting Foundations: Client Management and Relationships

Elizabeth (McLeod) Lotardo
Client relationships are the foundation of your consulting business. Whether you work for a big firm or are going solo…

Career Resources

Management Consulted

The leading resource on all things consulting, including resumes, interviews, case studies, and finding management consulting jobs. Work with our …

Contact & Location

Phone
(610) 328–8352
Address

500 College Ave.
Parrish Hall 135
Swarthmore, PA 19081

Career Service Hours

M 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
T 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
W 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
TH 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
F 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Office closed daily from 12–1pm for lunch.