Please complete our Winter 2012 Application and email it to chlange@umich.edu by 12 p.m. on January 22nd, 2012 for consideration. Refer to this resume template for assistance.
Contact Chelsea Lange with your questions.
- Problem-solving: Delve deep into a specific project and exercise your analytical, problem-solving, and creative capabilities in a real-world business setting
- Teamwork: Working in a team of 5-6 people allows you to enhance your teamwork skills and build upon your ability to work alongside others with like-minded goals
- Leadership: Find numerous opportunities for formal and informal roles of leadership within your consulting team; you can take the lead as Project Manager or assert your expertise within a specific work stream
Having completed a project with a client and delivered the expected results gives you the invaluable experience of in-depth business acumen, This experience will shine on a resume and provide strong talking points within future job interviews
The NCG Network
By joining NCG, you become a part of a diverse and wide-ranging network of young business professionals that will soon integrate into the business landscape across the country. This network stems both from our alumni, to our current NCG team, to our advisory board, to our clients. We have built a network of past and present members, as well as advisory board mentors and those who support NCG initative–individuals who have work experience at places such as Evercore Partners, Ernst & Young, Blackrock, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Google, Deloitte, Jeffries, Kellogg, Alerion, IBM, Pepsi, AT Kearney, McKinsey, Bain, Huron Consulting Group, Diamond Consulting, and RBS, just to name a few. In addition to this, our network includes strong relationships throughout the Ann Arbor area, with organizations like Ann Arbor SPARK, Business Engagement Center, Sava’s Café, The Neutral Zone, and No Thai Restaurants.
What We Look For
- Accountability: NCG is comprised of individuals who are dedicated working with local business and organizations to solve their real problems, especially in this economic climate–involvement with NCG is not a simple resume builder as it takes a significant pledge of time and effort, for which you must be accountable.
- Diverse career interests: NCG is not just for people interested in consulting. We welcome all background and career paths. In fact, many of our members are headed into various industries and professions, including finance, marketing, entrepreneurship, etc. Our diversity in this aspect is a great strength.
- Team Player: One capability that is crucial to our success if your ability to be a team player. The nature of our work can involve difficult, abstract problems, and these issues can only be solved with a cohesive team that is capable of examining solutions from every angle–even if you initially disagree.
- Self-Starter: Instead of approaching each project with a precedent, NCG views each new engagement as a unique learning experience. While we use past cases and a training deck as references, we encourage individualism in the pursuit of solutions. This creates a membership that takes initiative rather than waiting for direction every step of the way. NCG seeks to continue our tradition of recruiting individuals that exhibit initiative and embrace challenges.
