Duke Fuqua

Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum is an experiential learning opportunity for students to work on consulting engagements with businesses and nonprofits around the world. First-year and second-year MBAs work in teams to assist client organizations with challenges across a number of industries and fields such as marketing, strategy, and operations.

I came to business school with many goals for my personal and professional development, but my career goal was singular: I was going to get a job in consulting.

I came to business school to learn how to make the business case for taking action on climate change, and my time as a CASE i3 Fellow offered a remarkable opportunity to apply what I’d learned to the real world.

For most new MBAs, your past career no longer defines where you’re going once you walk through Fuqua’s doors. I was no exception.

The Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum (FCCP), was the perfect opportunity to learn more about the tech industry and a great way to build onto my existing skillset.

Ninety of my first-year classmates signed up for Tech Trek and bought tickets to travel across the country during their fall break, with high expectations to learn more about the recruiting opportunities and visit the headquarters of companies such as Google, Amazon, and Microsoft.

I was curious but not sure about pursuing investment banking, until arriving at Fuqua.

The Mentored Study program at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business provided the perfect fit for me to further explore my previous experience in venture capital in a real-world work setting while gaining exposure to the tech industry.

Some of the major highlights of the career search at Fuqua are the informative "career intensive" seminars that take place in September. Among them is the Finance Career Intensive—the marquee event that kicks off recruiting season for the industry.