Greetings,
My name is Spencer Powell. I graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2008 and am now a consultant for Deloitte Consulting. I am also leading our effort to develop our relationship with Arts and Sciences faculty so that they can help us identify qualified and interested students. Traditionally, our recruiting efforts have focused on the Olin Business School, but now we are looking to improve our Arts & Sciences recruiting efforts.
Why is a consulting company interested in Arts and Sciences students?
Although management consulting is typically thought of as a career for business students, WUSTL Arts & Sciences students have a history of being very successful with us. As an Arts & Sciences major myself (political science and economics), I can testify to the fit that a consulting career can be for an Arts & Sciences student’s skills and career goals. A strong analytical mind and work ethic is much more important to success than business experience and the management skills learned at a top tier consulting firm are applicable to any future endeavor.
Why do we want your help?
We have found that the biggest hurdle to Arts & Sciences students’ success in the interview process has nothing to do with business experience, it is a lack of information about what consulting is, when interviews happens, and what needs to be done to prepare for them. The interview process begins very quickly in the fall semester. Resumes must be submitted in the last week in September and interviews are during the first week in October. Students in the business school are aware of this timeline and ready to jump in to the process head first at the beginning of the semester. Making sure students understand how quickly they must get involved at the beginning the of fall semester is critical to their chances of success.
What can you do to help?
We want your help identifying students that might be interested in management consulting. These are intelligent, driven, hard working students who are looking for a challenging job opportunity. Connecting these students with us can allow us provide them with the information that they need to get involved in time. We know that you’re very busy, but if you could:
1. Pass along the names of quality students that you think might be interested in a career in consulting
2. Forward this e-mail to faculty in your department that typically develop mentoring relationships with undergraduate students
3. Please let me know if you would like to find out any more information about consulting, Deloitte, or what else you can do to help us connect with Arts and Sciences students
Thank you for your time,
Spencer Powell
Spencer Powell
Deloitte Consulting LLP | Strategy & Operations
Tel: 1 703 251 1577 | Mobile: 585 261 0948 | Fax: 1 703 894 9583
sppowell@deloitte.com | www.deloitte.com
Deloitte Consulting LLP | Strategy & Operations
Tel: 1 703 251 1577 | Mobile: 585 261 0948 | Fax: 1 703 894 9583
sppowell@deloitte.com | www.deloitte.com