Career Exploration for Grad Students & Postdocs

Utilize different tools and resources to understand where to start in your exploration journey.

• Career Assessments

• Graduate Students and Internships

The consulting industry is very popular among Grad Students and Postdocs since these roles typically thrive off common skills found in advanced degree holders such as analytical skills, research skills, presentation of findings to non-technical audiences, and much more.

• • • McKinsey & Company
      • Management Consulting
      • Advanced Professional Degree Program
      • Great resources on interviewing
    • BCG
      • Management Consulting
      • Advanced Degree Candidate Information
      • BCG Accelerate: A series of info sessions and exclusive events to hear more about consulting as an option. Check back Spring to sign up
      • Bridge to BCG: Training program that pipelines into a full time position – application required. Check back Spring for application opening
    • Simon-Kucher
      • Management Consulting
      • General Information
    • Exponent
      • Scientific & Technical Consulting
      • General Information – Majority of their workforce are PhD/Postdocs
    • SciVida 
      • Lifesciences Consulting
      • Has hosted several UC Berkeley info sessions
      • https://scivida.com/
    • DeciBio
      • Lifesciences Consulting
      • Upcoming info sessions posted on their job postings page: https://www.decibio.com/careers/open-positions
    • IQVIA
      • Healthcare Consulting
      • https://jobs.iqvia.com/en/consulting-careers
    • Deloitte
      • Management Consulting
      • https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/careers/join-deloitte/consultative-offerings-careers.html
    • Analysis Group
      • Management Consulting
      • Associate Positions are for Master’s/PhD/other advanced degree individuals
      • https://www.analysisgroup.com/careers/career-path/associate/
    • Triangle Insights Group
      • Lifesciences Consulting
      • https://triangleinsightsgroup.com/careers/join-us/

Every Spring, the UC Berkeley Graduate Division creates a wonderful opportunity with the Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB) to grant scholarships for their summer publishing workshop. This is one of many ways to get connected with the world of publishing.