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MBA Job Opportunities and Outlook
CONSULTANT
Industry: Consulting
Job Duties
- Pitching: Explore the client’s problem and how it might be addressed
- Research: Clarify the problem. Create and test hypothesis.
- Analysis: Build financial models in Excel or perform statistical analysis; organize, synthesize, and summarize your findings.
- Reports: Present recommendations to the client; typically by a partner/principal accompanied by a small group of consultants
- Implementation: Set up a series of meetings and/or workshops to explain the recommendations
Median annual salary: $165,000
- Real Humans of BCG: Madeleine Macks, WG’18, Consultant (March 10, 2020)
- Real Humans of BCG: Vinnie Sood, WG’16, Project Leader (February 25, 2020)
- Real Humans of McKinsey: Jenna Benefield, WG’18, Associate (February 3, 2020)
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Industry: Financial Services; Private Equity
Job Duties
- Focus on the investment process, including deal sourcing and transaction execution.
- Subsequent management of portfolio companies through the life of the investment to exit.
- Sometimes becomes involved in operational oversight and strategy of portfolio companies.
Median annual salary: $167,500
BRAND MANAGER
Industry: Consumer Products, Food and Beverage
Job Duties
- Build versatile GM skillset through rotations across businesses, brands and product categories
- Develop long-term business strategy, including brand positioning and product innovation
- Set and deliver financial targets and marketplace objectives; track consumer and market data to identify risks & opportunities
- Lead cross-functional teams to build and execute operating plans across 4Ps: Product, Place, Price, Promotion
Median annual salary: $121,000
Gayatri Karandikar, WG’19 pursued a global strategy internship at PepsiCo where she worked with the nutrition team to examine ways to grow Quaker Oats in global markets.
PRODUCT MANAGER
Industry: Technology
Job Duties
- Execute end-to-end product development lifecycle, scope product releases
- Identify, gather, and organize end-user insights, internal ideas, market analyses and trends that drive to new concepts
- Create product vision aligned to business priorities and a corresponding road-map to delivery
Median annual salary: $135,000
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Industry: Health Care
- Valuate and negotiate deals with third parties to broaden the portfolio
- Establish and manage strategic relationships with other companies
- Generally working in a small and lean team structure
Median annual salary: $137,500
Greg Wallingford, WG’19, was practicing emergency medicine while studying full-time at Wharton, when MGMT 610 inspired him to create a leadership curriculum for physicians.