Significant Career Lesson from a Group Vice President of Strategy at Huge Inc
Entry-level roles for undergraduates in Sarah's field include "Consulting roles or Consultants" in management consulting firms, or "junior strategist," "junior analyst," or "junior account partner" on the agency side. These roles typically involve working with a senior colleague on a single client, allowing for focused industry experience and mentorship to develop "work and insights."
Management Consulting, Junior Strategist Roles, Client Interaction, Mentorship, Industry Experience
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Sarah McMains
GVP, Strategy
Huge Inc
USC, 2006
CSULB, MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology; UCLA Anderson, MBA
Psychology
Consulting & Related Professional Services
Business Strategy
Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Entry-level positions in consulting often involve titles like "Consultant", "Junior Strategist", or "Junior Analyst".
2. Agencies may offer roles such as "Junior Account Partner", focusing on client interaction.
3. Junior roles typically involve working with a senior mentor to develop skills and experience on a specific client project
Transcript
What entry-level positions are there in this field that an undergraduate college student might consider?
Absolutely. On the management consulting front, most firms call these "Consulting roles" or "Consultants," and you can go straight into that world from undergrad.
On the agency side, it's usually something called a junior strategist or junior analyst. Maybe a junior account partner if you want to interface more directly with clients. Those are typically what they're called across the industries I'm most familiar with.
In any of these roles, even on the management consulting or agency side, you're probably going to be staffed to a single client at a time. This allows you to build industry experience and really focus on that client.
Typically, junior strategists or junior consultants are paired with someone more senior and seasoned. This ensures they're not speaking to CEOs by themselves, and they have someone to help them develop their work and insights.
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