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Summer Consultant - NY Area

New York City Area

Experience Consulting & Help Improve the Performances of Leading Companies

WHAT A MARS & CO SUMMER CONSULTANT DOES: A quick rundown of the position

  • Participates in an intensive 8-10 week internship to experience being a member of our unique firm
  • Works as a member of an ongoing project team helping a major global enterprise address a strategic issue
  • Travels to or videoconferences with clients, data sources and teammates from all over the world
  • Applies rigorous yet creative research and quantitative analysis to develop winning business strategies
  • Learns how our firm and our clients operate via direct exposure to clients and senior staff at our firm
  • Gains an understanding of how consultants drive growth and profitability in any business situation
  • If successful, receives an offer to return to the firm as a full-time employee upon graduation

WHAT WE LOOK FOR:  Qualifications for this entry level position

  • Currently enrolled in an MBA program at a top tier business school
  • Meaningful significant (3+ years) relevant prior business experience
  • Quantitative analytical undergraduate education preferred (Engineering, Math, Economics or a Science)
  • Strong data manipulation & analysis skills with tools such as Excel, R, Tableau, Python, SQL, Access, etc.
  • Excellent research capabilities
  • High levels of intelligence, creativity, intellectual curiosity, energy & enthusiasm
  • Effective problem-solving skills and abundant common sense while being detail oriented & very organized
  • Strong communications skills, both written and verbal (multiple languages a plus)
  • A high degree of maturity and responsibility with the ability to work both independently and in teams
  • Interpersonal skills to work cross-culturally with diverse groups of clients and co-workers
  • Strong leadership ability and the ability to inspire confidence in others

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT: Each day will be different, but example of what you might do include

  • Obtaining relevant data and other information needed to address client issues from a variety of sources
  • Analyzing and visualizing data that creates meaningful insights and conclusions for clients
  • Developing action plans for clients by synthesizing analyses and applying strategic thinking to them
  • Presenting and explaining research, analyses, findings and recommendations to teammates and clients
  • Managing a project workstream which might include supervising and coaching junior consultants

COMPANY OVERVIEW: Who we are as a firm

  • Generalist business improvement consulting firm with a unique industry exclusivity philosophy
  • 40+ year history delivering high impact strategic & operational improvements to Fortune 100 clients
  • Seven global offices: New York, San Francisco, Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore
  • Provides consultants with opportunities to travel domestically & internationally, but not traveling all the time
  • Highly collaborative team-based culture with a meritocratic promote from within philosophy
  • A strong belief in learning by doing and the value of senior staff coaching more junior consultants

RECRUITING PROCESS:  What to expect

  • Strong candidates will receive a request for phone or video conversation
  • If we decide to pursue your candidacy the next step is typically 2 rounds of case study focused interviews
  • Final decisions are made in a timely manner following the case study focused interviews
  • For more information visit: marsandco.com/careers

Mars & Co is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Base salary range for this role: $14,167 - $14,167/month (prorated)

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