Associate, France

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You’ll Do

As an Associate, you will support our clients in France and abroad to help them design their strategic directions and solve their most complex challenges. You will be involved in the whole value chain of our projects within our teams. 

• Identify and define the challenges facing our clients
• Build and conduct analyses (competitive analysis, portfolio analysis, etc.)
• Prepare and participate in internal case team meetings and client workshops
• Develop strategic recommendations for our clients and support their implementation

Mentored by our project leaders on each project, you will also benefit of career monitoring from our HR teams (Talent Coordinator and Career Development Advisor) who will support you consistently through staffing and our various training programs tailored to each level of seniority. 

What You’ll Bring

The diversity of our employees is the richness of our teams! However, we are looking for some common skills like an unending curiosity to understand the world that surrounds us, leadership to engage on and convince through facts, commitment to realizing your ideas and having an impact! 

• You possess a master’s degree in a relevant field sush as business, engineering, or political science
• You have already acquired a minimum of six months of professional experience, either throught internship or apprenticeship
• You are fluent in English, international experience being a plus
• Enthusiastic and dynamic, you are curious and eager to learn
• Organized and meticulous, active listening is one of your strengths
• You thrive in a team environment and demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills
• Committed and proactive, you exhibit leadership qualities and know how to convince others

Additional info

Recruiting Process

Our recruiting process involves of three rounds of interviews including several test types: 

• Online Test evaluating logical, numeracy, and verbal capabilities
• Oral Case Interview
• Written Case Study

You will be interviewed by Project Leaders or Associate Directors, each possessing a minimum of 5 to 6 years of professional experience and will be able to discover what it is like to work for BCG. A member of our recruiting team will guide you throughout the process and share detailed feedback. Please note that we recommend applying at least 5 months before your desired start date. 

Why join BCG 

• Excellence & impact: By joining BCG, you become part of the leading strategy consulting firm in France, notably on the main challenges of tomorrow’s world: climate & sustainable development as well as digital & artificial intelligence – the opportunity to have a significant and concrete impact on the major economic and societal transformations!
• Intellectual challenge and continuous learning: You take part in the resolution of ambitious, innovative, and stimulating projects. Each new mission will give you the opportunity to discover a new sector or a new business function, to work and network with colleagues and clients in France and internationally.
• An ideal work environment to learn and grow: As a full member of human-sized teams, you will be mentored and supported by our project leaders and partners. Throughout your journey and thanks to real HR support, you will have the opportunity to steer your career according to your desires: specialization options, training, international experience, and more!

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

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