Advanced Degree Consulting Club at UCLA

08/29/2022

[ADCC-UCLA] ADCC Board Member Recruitment for Upcoming Academic Year

Dear ADCC community,

ADCC at UCLA will be assembling a new executive team for the school year 2022 - 2023. We encourage all interested individuals to apply for the following available positions. Advanced Degree Consulting Club (ADCC) serves advanced degree candidates (with a specific focus on PhD and Master students) that are passionate about pursuing management consulting as their career path. As part of the executive team, you will have opportunities to manage and participate first-hand in all club activities.

The executive team will have 1 President and 2-4 Vice Presidents:

President：
·General management including event planning, outreaching, club members, and alumni management

Vice Presidents：
·Coordinate case interview practices and other workshops
·Operate club website, social media pages, and email accounts
·Outreach and engage with consulting firms, alumni, and other consulting clubs
·Apply, raise and manage club funds

Appointment to the position does not limit you to perform in the corresponding responsibilities described. We encourage all board members to participate in planning, organizing, and running career-related events throughout the year.

To apply, please prepare a one-page resume and submit the application through the following link by Sep. 12th: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RNNrGJIKubtPy0nggYot4MN-8dXN2NMR7eGeHl_nN_M/viewform?edit_requested=true

We look forward to meeting you with the new executive team.

UCLA's Advanced Degree Consulting Club

03/04/2022

Hello everyone,

Are you thinking about post-graduation careers? Are you interested in learning more about management consulting?

The Advanced Degree Consulting Club (ADCC) at UCLA is hosting a special event for folks with advanced degrees (PhD, MD, JD) with ZS Associates(ZS). ZS is a professional services firm that works side by side with companies to help develop and deliver products that drive customer value and company results while helping to solve complex global challenges in the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries. The firm leverages its industry expertise, leading-edge analytics and technology and strategy to create solutions that work in the real world.

Join us for a virtual info session on March 10th, from 5PM (PST), where ZS members will talk about their experience at the firm, career opportunities, and much more.
We encourage all interested graduate students and postdocs to attend this exclusive info session and learn more about management consulting.

If you’d also like to engage further with the ADCC at UCLA, visit our website https://adccucla.org ! There you’ll find information on our group meetings, casing resources, and more.

You can submit your questions using this link
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7n087FLVS0mjk3-UGpC5hVHvuOczwxxNiDrl7LMUt0ZUQUhBV0EyQkpOSUo5TzQyWEJGOVg2UkJXUS4u

You can join the Info session using this link
https://zs.zoom.us/j/96802550705?pwd=d0p5bEdtVWhMTDQ0WUw3U0N1RDcrdz09

We look forward to seeing you on March 10th.

Team ADCC UCLA

03/04/2022

Dear ADCC Community,

We will pause our weekly case practice till May 10th. You still can have one on one practice through our practice room https://adccucla.org/index.php/practice-room/

We will start the Case Interview Bootcamp every Tuesday (03/08/2022- 05/10/2022) at 7pm PT

02/17/2022

Hi everyone,

Join us for coffee chats/ office hours with Consultants or recruiters from McKinsey & Company, Bain, DeciBio, LEK, ZS associated. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the industry, the firms, and what they are looking for during interviews.

01/18/2022

Dear ADCC Community,

This is a kind reminder that we will have our Consulting Club Info session today Under the theme of " The consulting Journey"
We have two guests
Zirui Liu, who is a PhD candidate, UCLA and Incoming BCG Consultant

Alexander Georges, PhD who is an Ex-BCG GAMMA and a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Gemini

We will cover the following topics with our guests:
What is Consulting?
How can you prep for consulting career?
Landing an offer in top firms.
How to excel at consulting once you get the offer
Consulting Exit Opportunities
Q&A to our Guests
How we can help you across all stages of your career search and prep.
Now you can submit your questions before the event using the following link https://pigeonhole.at/ADCCUCLA

This is the link for the event
Join Zoom Meeting

https://ucla.zoom.us/j/95581415970?pwd=N05vbmRSeHdvQm1JcjFCN3lueitUdz09



Meeting ID: 955 8141 5970

Passcode: 819372


Looking forward to seeing you all

12/03/2021

Dear ADCC community,
Our shiny new site is now live:https://adccucla.org/
Visit and sign up to get updates about our events and resources and contact us for any questions!
ADCC-UCLA prepare advanced degree candidates at UCLA for consulting career.

10/29/2021

Dear ADCC community,

BCG Greater China Summer Internship (2022) is now accepting applications from PhD and MBA students in North America with graduation dates in 2023. There are two upcoming info sessions for you to learn more about this great opportunity.

1) Info session for PhD students
Time: November 5, 2021, 9:30am - 11:00am China time (i.e. November 4, 2021, 6:30pm - 8:00pm PT)
Eligibility: Current PhD students in North America with graduation dates in 2023
Apply for info session: Please submit resume/CV to https://talent.bcg.com/Events?folderId=10046241&source=Event&tags=gc+phd+intern before November 1, 2021, 5pm China time / November 1, 2021, 2am PT.
Apply for summer internship: https://www.bcg.com/careers/on-campus (application deadline: December 10, 2021, 5pm China time / December 10, 2021, 1am PT)

2) Info session for MBA students
Time: November 4, 2021, 9:30am - 11:00am China time (i.e. November 3, 2021, 6:30pm - 8:00pm PT)
Eligibility: Current MBA students in North America with graduation dates in 2023
Apply for info session: Please submit resume/CV to https://talent.bcg.com/Events?folderId=10042376&source=Event&tags=gc+sum+da before November 1, 2021, 5pm China time / November 1, 2021, 2am PT.

* Both info sessions will be in Mandarin Chinese.
* Both info sessions are by invitation only. Selected participants will receive email invitations before the event.
* More information: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/uJ6O9nGK3C98U0o7V0KfJA

10/27/2021

Dear ADCC community,

Hope everything is going well! There will be no virtual case practice session today. In case you would like to pair up with others and practice, please use the following link for pairing:

2021 Fall 2021 Name,Email address,Title of Case,Case partner found? (Y/N) September 22, 2021 October 6, 2021

10/21/2021

Dear ADCC community,

Hope everything is well. This is just a kind reminder that our virtual case workshop today will be @ 7pm. Hope to see you there!

Topic: ADCC virtual case practice

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92225514028?pwd=QWRhQjFlTkh0bHdoSXpGMUY2VFJSQT09

Meeting ID: 922 2551 4028
Passcode: 115673

Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJRSlO0f0jMttquUyFOY6GXVUkax1lP6khPbNvKVxee7JGxg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

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10/14/2021

Dear ADCC community,

Hope everything is well. This is just a kind reminder that our virtual case workshop today will be . Hope to see you there!

Topic: ADCC virtual case practice
Time: Wednesday, Oct 13, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92225514028?pwd=QWRhQjFlTkh0bHdoSXpGMUY2VFJSQT09

Meeting ID: 922 2551 4028
Passcode: 115673

Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJRSlO0f0jMttquUyFOY6GXVUkax1lP6khPbNvKVxee7JGxg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Time: Wednesdays, 7-8pm Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92225514028?pwd=QWRhQjFlTkh0bHdoSXpGMUY2VFJSQT09 Meeting ID: 922 2551 4028 Passcode: 115673 *Please contact ADCC if in need of case practice materials.

10/06/2021

Dear ADCC community, there will be no virtual case practice session today. We are going to resume next Wednesday. In case you would like to pair up with others and practice, please use the following link for registration:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GutXe_xQDVyHVUBqjOydBlUGW6I_YSDJJq7oxgU8G4o/edit?usp=sharing
See you next Wednesday at the virtual group case practice!

2021 Fall 2021 September 22, 2021 Name,Email address,Title of Case,Case partner found? (Y/N)

09/29/2021

Dear ADCC community,

A friendly reminder that we will have our weekly virtual case practice session today from 7-8pm. Please note that the zoom link is different this time -

Time: Sep 29, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/92891406274?pwd=eXlDSWwvaHlhTjNFd1h6THpqWjgyZz09
Meeting ID: 928 9140 6274
Passcode: 312575

Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJRSlO0f0jMttquUyFOY6GXVUkax1lP6khPbNvKVxee7JGxg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Hope to see you later today, Sep 29 at 7pm!

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