Warwick Business School

Welcome to the ‘Student In, Consultant Out’: Routes to Success Webinar, 10 July -13:00hrs

Your Hosts:

Tracy Lynch, Simon Bason, Sarah Hansen from WBS

Your Presenters:

Temi Ilori (Deloitte); Paul Edkins (Decision Lab);

Oliver Bridge (Grant Thornton); Warwick Consulting Society

Mark Sutton (EMC); Richard Bartlett (McKinsey) Welcome. When you sign in please click in the open forum chat box (bottom left of the screen) and confirm the programme name you are studying and start date, as shown in the example below.

From Warwick and Beyond

Presented by Temi Ilori

10th July, 2014

Debut into Warwick…

Why?

• Worldwide reputation backed by strong academics and research groups across the whole university

• Richness of cultural diversity

• Course content

• Strong ties with industry e.g. Deloitte, SAP etc.

• Aesthetically appealing campus!

First Impressions…

• Good balance between work/play

• Quality and consistency

• Inclusion and support

• Resourceful

• Brings classroom learning to life!

How did I get here?…

• Attended Warwick career fairs• Research, research, research!• Practiced and presented classroom

case studies with team!• Attended Warwick career events e.g.

mock assessment days• Early applications with Warwick

career office support!

What I enjoyed the most at Warwick…

• Participative teaching style• Team-working environment• Real-life application of knowledge through

informative case-studies• Relevance of modules to industry trends

and issues (prepared me for my job!)• Life-long friendships / networks built!

Warwick and beyond…

What I do now…

• Employer: Deloitte MCS• Role: Analyst in Technology Strategy and

architecture• Working with organisations to promote

growth and development through the effective use of technology

• Example responsibilities: business analysis, project management etc.

• Build distinctive client relationships!

Employer and Recent Client Experience

Paul Edkins

Operational research modeller

• Simulation (AnyLogic)• Optimisation (AIMMS)• Data analysis• Decision analysis

On-campus routes to success

Build your experience

Build your network

Build your expertise

On-campus routes to success

Build your experience

What makes you worthy of an employer’s attention?

read the textbooks and find practical applications of your subject

commit case studies to memory (for use in interviews)

find out why your subject and skills matter

ask academics about their non-academic experiences – what can you learn?

what do your target companies care most about, and what is their next problem to be solved?

Build your network

How many quality people can connect you to success?

ask Careers to connect you with companies

meet employees from companies you care about in person

connect with alumni – your potential network is bigger and more diverse than you think

connect with your colleagues who you think will be helpful in future (and vice versa, be helpful to them)

know who the company players are in your field

find academics who have connections to companies you care about

Build your expertise

How often do you practice your skill?

do something special in your projects and be confident in explaining their value

learn something about how your techniques have been applied in the fields you're interested in

do a project with an external company OR make sure you find out how your project could be applied in real life (very important)

have a range of interests, but be an expert at something

what pro-bono, degree-related work have you done?

Build your experience

Build your network

Build your expertise

On-campus routes to success

Start this evening

Make mistakes early and learn from them

Getting a good job is tough: - expect to fail before succeeding - find a way to enjoy the application process

© 2014 Grant Thornton UK LLP. All rights reserved.

Oliver Bridge, Associate Director, Grant Thornton

• Grant Thornton, most deals in UK last year• Seven years in transactions• Seven years in industry

Accountancy Firm of the Year

(Larger Clients)FD Excellence Awards

2014

Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year, Gatwick Corporate Finance team, South East Insider Dealmakers Awards

2013, 2012, 2011

International Accounting Bulletin Network of the Year

2013

Ranked number one corporate finance adviser in the UK

(Source: Experian Corpfin 2013)

© 2014 Grant Thornton UK LLP. All rights reserved.

Selling yourself to the market place

• Create a profile and be unique• Stand out and get the interview• Prepare and know what you bring

WCS 2013/14: Past Achievements• Comprehensive mix of case study lessons,

skill and commercial awareness insights, presentation and networking sessions, application and skills workshops and many more…

• WCS Live Projects• Pro bono consulting arm directed at

offering students with real life consulting experience with a range of both Student Union Societies and Professional University Services

• Mentoring given by an external consulting firms i.e. our WCS sponsors

• UK Inter-University Consulting Case Competition

• Olympics-styled business case competition initiated by WCS this year involving 10 Russell Group Universities and Business Schools

• Diversifying the event calendar.• Consulting Panel session with Alumni and Industry experts• Day in the City office visits• Dinner & Skills Session for Live Projects Consultants courtesy of our

sponsors• Frequent case study sessions and case workshops facilitated by

PrepLounge• Internship sessions with student-driven applications advice• Greater emphasis on student socials with other related university

student societies

• Mentorship scheme aligned with the WBS Strategy & Consulting Professional Network

• Expanded WCS Live Projects Society Network

• Chance to represent Warwick at 2nd IUCC competition staged at Judge Business School, The University of Cambridge (selection only open to those students that are a part of WCS Live Projects )

• Revamped WCS website allowing greater interactivity and internship support with deadlines, etc.

• Repeat of all events held within the 2013/14 calendar.

WCS 2014/15: Moving Forward

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The Techno TrendEMC Federation

Mark Sutton, Senior Solutions PrincipalJuly 2014

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We Bridge The Gap Between Today & Tomorrow

Traditional Applications

2016 120M

2013 91M30%

Today’s Data Center

Reduce OperatingExpenses

Software-Defined Data Center

Next Gen Cloud Applications

2016 34M

2013 11M300%

Invest In NewModel

McKinsey & Company |

Richard Bartlett – My story

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Background

History with McKinsey

▪ Grew up in Guildford, UK with joint British and American citizenship

▪ Studied Industrial Economics at Warwick

▪ Interned at UBS in Summer 2007 and attended McKinsey’s Easter Discover course in 2007

▪ Co-Coordinated the Warwick Economics Summit in 2008 and active member of University orchestras

▪ Undertook a gap year to South America before going to Warwick

▪ Joined McKinsey in 2009 as a Business Analyst in the London office

▪ Worked in a range of industries (retail, financial services, healthcare) and geographies (Europe, US, Asia)

▪ Undertook secondment to set up healthcare non-profit in the US

▪ Now a Senior Associate with a focus on health systems

McKinsey & Company |

Why choose a career in consulting and what the role may involve

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Coaching

Problem solving

Client relationship buildingSynthesis

Structured thinking

Presentations/Workshops

Interviews

Implementation supportAnalysis

Reports

Individuals from all different backgrounds can succeed in consulting

Opens doors in the short term and long term

Working within teams to bring creative and

rigorous solutions

Challenge of solving major

business problems

Top Management Exposure

Exposure to a range

of industries and skills

Warwick Business School

‘Student In, Consultant Out’: Routes to Success Webinar, 10 July -13:00hrs

Question and Answer Session

Hosted by Simon Bason, WBS

with

Temi Ilori (Deloitte); Paul Edkins (Decision Lab);

Oliver Bridge (Grant Thornton); Warwick Consulting Society

Mark Sutton (EMC); Richard Bartlett (McKinsey) Looking forward to welcoming you to Warwick in September

Corporate Relations: recruit@wbs.ac.uk

Student Queries: masterscareers@wbs.ac.uk or wbs.ug.careers@warwick.ac.uk