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West Monroe Partners
Uppers
-Having a Career Advisor and Coach, so 2 personal mentors assigned to everyone
-Flexibility on Fridays to network and pick brains of Directors/consultants
-Plenty of company social opportunities
-Ability to hold responsibility at a client site
Downers
-Little more technological then I anticipated
Advice to Potential Interns
Go out of your way to schedule time to meet 1 on 1 with people within the firm and pick their brains. It allows you to meet them and also gain some knowledge.
Sample Interview Questions
Case (in a simplified format): A warehouse is looking to expand and they've expanded before. What steps can they take to maximize potential?
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Uppers
People - the people that worked with are ones that I want to maintain relationships with long after West Monroe, they were very welcoming and supportive,
Work - the work I was doing was challenging and fulfilling. I enjoyed knowing I was making a difference to my client everyday.
Trust - The trust that my team had in me as an intern was so strong that it was really motivated me to do my best and reach their expectations.
Responsibility - I was given more responsibility than I believe I would have been given anywhere else. Having ownership of my work made me feel even more accountable and like a part of the team.
Guidance - Although I seemed to hit the ground running with my work, those around me were always there to offer support when I needed it.
Mentors - West Monroe employees at every level were more than willing to meet with me to teach me about their career goals and share their knowledge.
Culture - The West Monroe culture would be hard to duplicate. Everyone there provides a unique aspect of the culture and values the diverse strengths one another has to offer.
Leadership - The leaders of West Monroe have it right. They know how to connect with the people of West Monroe and were very interested in the interns as a class and as individuals.
Downers
It is hard for me to think of any cons of the program. If I had to note my least favorite part, it would be something common to the consulting industry, such as being away from my intern class four days per week because of travel to the client site. However, I was very grateful to travel and found time on Fridays and over the weekend to build relationships with those in my internship class.
Advice to Potential Interns
West Monroe is a great firm to begin a career because you will be surrounded by several ambitious consultants that are inspired by one another to provide their clients with the best work in the industry.
Sample Interview Questions
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Uppers
I started doing value added work right away. I was in meetings with the client and had the ability to interact with the client on a daily basis. I got to travel four days a week for six weeks.
Downers
Didn't get to meet as many people as i wanted to in the office because I traveled so much
Advice to Potential Interns
Expect to be thrown into the fire with some assignments and be able to adapt and work quickly. Consulting is a sink or swim industry and you rarely ever work only 40 hours in a week
Sample Interview Questions
I was asked what i would suggest to a travel agency start up that was looking to design a website and how they could differentiate themselves from the big players in the industry.
Advice to Management
Better benefits/compensation. A couple people left WMP to go to larger companies that paid more.
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Uppers
Traveling, people, experience
Downers
At first it was a little slow because the team didn't know what I wanted to do or my strengths so I asked for oppurtintues and was able to shine
Advice to Potential Interns
Be ready to move quickly and learn even faster
Sample Interview Questions
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Uppers
exposure to the business and ability to work on real projects
Downers
I didn't like being at the client site 5 days a week
Advice to Potential Interns
Be professional and outgoing.
Sample Interview Questions
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Uppers
The autonomy of the internship. You were able to choose to engage in other projects outside of the client work.
Downers
Not able to spend as much time with the other interns due to the nature of the travel
Advice to Potential Interns
There is a huge opportunity for career growth at this firm. WMP is growing so much, there is an amazing correlation between talent and process. Everything is being defined in a big way right now for the company.
Sample Interview Questions
Advice to Management
It would be helpful for new hires to have a grad school support program.
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Uppers
Getting to work at the client site.
Meeting new people.
Growing my network.
Downers
We worked 16-18 hours some days.
Advice to Potential Interns
West Monroe Partners is a great place to work and if you are offered a internship, take it.
Sample Interview Questions
Advice to Management
It is a great place to work. Cant think of anything,
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Uppers
People
Work
Culture
Location
Downers
I did not like that it was temporary.
Advice to Potential Interns
I strongly advise you to seek an opportunity with this fast growing and engaging team.
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Uppers
Ability to take initiative and ask for more leadership roles.
Accessibility of senior employees.
Being staffed on a project right away as an intern.
Downers
They didn't give suggestions for living arrangements.
Advice to Potential Interns
Set up as many meetings as possible with Directors when you are in the Chicago office.
Sample Interview Questions
Simple case tailored to the department you're interviewing for, they are very relaxed and want you to provide a written summary of the case afterwards.
Advice to Management
Keep on doing the same thing you've been doing!
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Uppers
Ability to make what you wanted out of it but a good offering of organized events that provided opportunity to network and bond with other interns and other employees.
Downers
Lack of exposure to other solution lines throughout the firm. A crash course in everything would have been a nice add to the training.
Advice to Potential Interns
This internship offers a very real portrayal of what work as a full-time consultant will be. You have to take ownership in order to advance at this company otherwise you'll get left behind. It is definitely fast paced and you can gain a lot of exposure into a variety of industries and solution areas.
Sample Interview Questions
CRM implementation case
ERP implementation case
Typical behavioral interview questions
Advice to Management
The initial training for full-time hires could be improved to give a better understanding of the entire organization.
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