Finance, Consulting, Entrepreneurship & Business

Drop-In Hours for This Career Community:

Wednesdays, 2:00 – 4:00pm, Cummings Center Room 449

Welcome to the Finance, Consulting, Business & Entrepreneurship Community!

Each of these areas are unique and some take a specialized skill set or particular mindset that can be obtained during your time at Tufts. Some common threads running through them include an interest in working in the fast-paced environment of the private sector, while thinking, solving problems, and communicating with internal and external clients.

Finance is our first stop, and in this field people and companies focus on raising, investing, managing, and growing money, also called capital. Common areas of finance where people begin as analysts include Investment Banking (IB), Sales & Trading (S&T), Asset Management, Private Banking, Commercial Banking, and Corporate Finance. Less common first jobs include work in Hedge Funds, Private Equity (PE), Venture Capital (VC), or Real Estate (R/E).

Consulting is the business of providing expert advice to a specific group of people, which means that companies needing help hire a consulting firm to look at their problems, perform research, analyze the situation, and suggest solutions. Consulting can also be broken into several areas that people will enter directly out of undergraduate, graduate, or PhD programs. The two most common areas are Management Consulting and Strategic Consulting; however, there are also several specialties such as to Life Sciences, Human Capital, Economic, Financial, and Automotive Consulting.

Entrepreneurship can include setting out on your own, or with co-founders, to launch a new business (maybe with some seed funding from the Venture Capital firm we mentioned above) with the hope of generating a profit. However, to others, entrepreneurship means joining one of the many startups that are launched each year and helping that company grow from the ground up. No matter which path you take, your work will be varied. Many startups have an “all hands on deck” mentality, which means you may be involved in several aspects of the business and your role can morph and change very rapidly.

Last and by far the broadest category is Business. Some will argue that any non-specialized role in the private sector is a role in Business, and there is some merit to that thought. However, in this community we are focused on Rotational Programs, Sales, Operations, and Human Resources.

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Published on May 19, 2023

Still looking for an internship for the summer? Tufts alum, Sohela Shaw, sohela.shah@ucsf.edu  has shared the following opportunity to complete a short term summer project with UCSF for Summer 2023 and they are still looking for candidates to apply. It …

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Consulting: Early Application Deadlines for McKinsey, Bain & BCG

Published on May 16, 2023

Are you interested in Consulting?  Three of the largest management consulting firms – McKinsey, Bain, and BCG (often called MBB as a group) – have June/July 2023 deadlines for internships and full-time positions with 2024 start dates.  Yes, this is …

By Karen Dankers
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How to Prepare for Case Interviews

Published on May 15, 2023

Welcome to our preparation tips for case interviews!  Whether you are just curious about case interviews or are planning to apply for consulting internships or full-time jobs, these tips and resources will help you feel more prepared and confident.

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Explore Job Roles: Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Published on May 15, 2023

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Occupational Health and Safety Specialists inspect workplaces to make sure …

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Focus on … Political Risk Consulting & Analysis

Published on May 12, 2023

📚 Political Risk Consulting: What Is It?

Put broadly, political risk consulting refers to a job focused on assessing the impact of political developments on organizations. This can range from analyzing how elections and changes of government — and the resulting …

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Non-Profit Girlstart is seeking Summer Counselors (STEM CREW) – Deadline May 24th!

Published on May 11, 2023

Founded in 1997, Girlstart’s mission is to increase girls’ interest and engagement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through innovative, nationally recognized informal STEM education programs. Girlstart’s year-round programs inspire girls to transform our world. These programs include after …

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What to do with my degree in Psychology ? Examples of jobs and salaries

Published on May 8, 2023

Psychology is one of the most popular college majors. What kinds of psychology jobs are out there for you if you have an undergraduate degree? Dr. Stewart Shankman, Ph.D. spoke with us about how he prepares his students for their …

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