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Imperial Career Women's forum Astrid Woloszczuk

Imperial Career Women's forum Astrid Woloszczuk. Consulting firms help companies succeed. Strategic. “Management Consultants help companies create and sustain competitive advantage”. Dynamic. ... by providing a fresh perspective. Humanistic.

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Imperial Career Women's forum Astrid Woloszczuk

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  1. Imperial Career Women's forum Astrid Woloszczuk

  2. Consulting firms help companies succeed Strategic “Management Consultants help companies create and sustain competitive advantage” Dynamic ... by providing a fresh perspective Humanistic

  3. At BCG we work with leading organizations on their toughest issues Functional Corp. Dev. (incl. PE) Strategy Marketing & Sales Organi-zation Ope-rations IT Global Advantage Know-ledge Sustain-ability Industry Public Sector Insurance Financial Institutions Energy Consumer Industrial Goods Health Care Technology, Media & Telecom

  4. There are 6 distinct career steps at BCG; entry from university is at Associate level Partner Entry with a few years working experience/a PhD Principal Entry from university with a bachelor or a master Project Leader Consultant Junior Consultant Associate

  5. Team's are based on a diamond structure and are truly collaborative environments Partner Partner Principal/ Project Leader Principal/Project Leader Consultant Associate Associate Consultant Junior Consultant

  6. During your career at BCG, you are invited to chart your own course Training and Mentoring Flexibility • Continuous training • Formal and informal feedback received on every project • One-on-one career coaching by a career advisor • Informal mentors • Leaves of absence and sabbaticals • Flexible work arrangements • Reduced hours/Part-time • Work-life balance Diversity Mobility • Range of backgrounds and experience • Women's Initiative • The LGBT Network • Secondments at client/social impact organisations • International project work • Office transfers • Associates Abroad/ Ambassador Programme • Sponsored MBAs

  7. BCG women shape their own work-life profilesMy personal journey Joined BCG as a Junior Consultant Promotion to Consultant Promotion to Project Leader Consumer Goods Project Industrial Goods Projects Joined FS Practice Area Co-author of first Capital Markets Report Staffed as Expert in Product Strategy Capital Markets sales for 3+ years 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Married Son born - Maximilian Son born - Alexander 100 % LOA 1 week 100% 7 months Maternity Leave Part-time 60-70 % 7 months Maternity Leave Part-time 60 % Travelling cases: South Africa, China, India, ... London London

  8. How I developed The case How I have grown through experienceExample case for a large retail bank • The client • Large UK based retail bank • How do we improve the effectiveness of our branch staff? • My role • Lead the incentive scheme work – team of 1 Consultant and 1 Associate • Coordinate with sales force effectiveness work (lead by 1 Principal, team of 1 Consultant and 1 Associate) • Skills • Analysis and insight • Help the team to build the right model – mentor rather than doing it myself • Find the right balance between rigour and time constraints – 80:20 • Communication & client skills • Manage key senior clients • Ensure clients can "sell it" to their incentive committee • Key takeaway • Focus on the few things that matter • Bring the client along from the start

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