Strategy& Black Talent

Strategy& Black Talent is a supported recruitment pathway, where you will meet and learn from the Strategy& team and find out what a future career with us in strategy consulting could look like. The pathway boasts a virtual insight day followed by an (optional) in-person networking event hosted in our London office. 

After attending the insight day and (optionally) the networking evening, attendees will be offered the chance to resubmit parts of their application to continue through to the later stages of our Graduate Associate or Summer Internship recruitment process. Please note that you'll not be assessed on the insight day or at the networking event.

This programme runs in the Autumn and applications will open in the Summer.

What will the programme consist of?

During the virtual insight day, you will meet and learn from our inspiring people and find out what a future career with us in strategy consulting could look like. We will teach you how to showcase your skills and experience on your CV, write effective and relevant cover letters and build your commercial awareness. There will also be a dedicated case study workshop based on a project that the Strategy& team has recently completed, giving you the opportunity to practise in a friendly, open and supportive environment. Throughout the day you will hear from Strategy& employees at various stages of their career, from Associates right through to our Partners, and there will be many opportunities to ask them questions.

At a later date, attendees will have the opportunity to join us in our London office for a networking evening, where you will meet our team in-person. They will speak candidly about strategy consulting and our firm, and answer any more questions you may have. After this, candidates who are offered a place at an assessment day will be assigned a Strategy& buddy, to provide advice and support throughout the process. 

Programme eligibility

To be eligible for the Internship pathway, you’ll need to be:

• Entering your penultimate year of study or entering your final year of study with a one year postgraduate degree place confirmed starting Autumn 2022 
• Be on track for / have achieved a pass or above in your undergraduate degree
• Have the right visa eligibility to for an internship in the summer of 2023, and to start a graduate programme in July 2024 / September 2024 / January 2025 or April 2025
• Be available to attend a virtual insight day on Friday 7 October 2022

To be eligible for the Graduate (Associate) pathway, you’ll need to be:

• Entering your final year of undergraduate/postgraduate study this Autumn or be a recent graduate who is able to start a full-time Associate role in January 2023 / April 2023 / June 2023 or September 2023
• Be on track for / have achieved a 2.1 in your undergraduate degree
• Have the right visa eligibility to start a graduate programme in January 2023 / April 2023 / June 2023 or September 2023
• Be available to attend a virtual insight day on Friday 7 October 2022

What's next?

• To gain a place on the Strategy& Black Talent pathway you will complete the first part of the Strategy& recruitment process. Please submit your application by Wednesday 31 August 2022
• All applications will be reviewed together after the closing date. Decisions will be communicated to applicants by Friday 16 September 2022
• The Black Talent virtual insight day is scheduled to take place on Friday 7 October 2022, with the optional in-person networking evening on Tuesday 11 October 2022
• After taking part in the insight day, you’ll have the opportunity to put what you’ve learned into practice by re-submitting your CV and cover letter. Successful candidates will then be offered a place at an assessment day for a full time graduate role or internship