Kick-start Your Career - 4/27

Have you considered a career in consulting after graduation? Hosted by the Honors College Student Advisory Board, Kick-start Your Career is a chance for you to network with a professional at a top consulting firm and see if consulting is for you. 

Join us on April 27, 2015 from 6:00-7:00pm in the University Career Center Resource Room on the third floor of Hornbake (south wing) for a talk with Joell Willcher from McKinsey & Co. 

If you'd like to attend the event and explore a prestigious career in consulting, RSVP at this link.

Consulting is a massive, international industry with global revenues of around $400 billion. It spans human resources, business advisory services, information technology, operations management consulting, health care administration, education, and many other fields. Workers in this field—consultants—provide expertise to organizations to help them maximize profits or effectiveness and keep them running smoothly. They are professional "problem-solvers for hire."

- Excerpted from the Vault Guide to Consulting

Joel Willcher is an Engagement Manager with McKinsey & Company’s Washington, D.C. operation.  After graduating from the University of Maryland in 2006, Joel pursued a J.D. degree from New York University.  While at Maryland, Joel was a member of the Honors College and an involved campus leader.

McKinsey & Company, one of the premier management/strategic consulting firms in the world, serves the private and public sectors, the world’s top companies, new ventures, governments and NGOs.  Their work covers all industries and functions, including social sector projects in global health, education and economic development.

Consulting is considered one of the most competitive fields in which to gain employment, and firms like McKinsey seek only the most outstanding college graduates that demonstrate personal impact, entrepreneurial drive, problem-solving skills, achievement, and leadership abilities.