ABOUT US
BCS is one of the newest societies on the Bristol campus, founded in 2013. Now in its fifth year, we have 2000 members on our Facebook group & over 400 new members joined us this year.
Our society had four key aims:
WHAT WE DO
Our society had four key aims:
- Increase students’ awareness of the consulting industry and career opportunities available
- Build members’ employability and on-the-job capabilities
- Connect leading firms to interested students
- Facilitate the information sharing of job opportunities, learning resources, etc. among members
WHAT WE DO
- Networking Events: We host a variety of events allowing our members to interact with industry experts and company representatives to find out more about the consulting industry. We host these events almost weekly, particularly in the recruiting season. One of our major events last year was the Strategy, Digital & Boutique Consultancy Evening, which allowed the roughly 80 attendees to find out about the different industry groups within consulting.
- Workshops: Our offering also includes regular workshops on topics, such as: interviews, cover letters, case studies, CV writing, and assessment centre skills sessions. These are designed to enable students to convey their full potential when applying to their role of choice.
- Consulting Projects: As a society we have always aimed to make the introduction to consulting as natural and immersive as possible. To follow this goal we set-up 6 consulting projects yearly, allowing teams of 5 students to advise real businesses. This allows students to gain firsthand experience on approaching business challenges, interact with clients and project management. One of recent projects involved our project team advising a London-based fintech startup on setting up a platform comparing exchange rates of currency exchange agents in the users vacinity. Our team was involved not only in the technical side of the development, but also the business development and finances, conducting research on the target market, customer profile and advertisement avenues.
- BCS Case Competition: Our inaugural BCS case study competition was on the 26 February 2018. A variety of teams competed for the £500 prize pool, judged by a panel of professional consultants. Follow our Facebook page for information about the next edition.