How We Work
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Building Strong Foundations
For students grappling with foundational knowledge gaps and uncertain career interests:
We use a holistic approach which begins with building a personalized curriculum, assessing where the knowledge gaps are, and facilitating exploratory career chats with industry professionals. This approach allows mentees to choose what they are most interested in while finding the most efficient way to build a strong foundation.
For those with a solid educational foundation and defined career goals:
We’ll assist in creating a strategic plan with timelines, refining application tactics, and enriching personal narratives.
Transitioning careers?
For those seeking a career change, we’ll rebuild your fundamentals, enhance industry knowledge, and hone your interview skills for a seamless shift to a whole different career.
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Expert Mentorship and Valuable Resources
- Application Enhancement
One of the hardest parts of landing an offer is getting the interview. That’s why our mentors who have years of experience on recruiting teams will help you craft your resume and personal story to ensure you stand out from the thousands of resumes.
- Strategic Networking
Receive expert advice on how to craft effective cold emails, how to have good coffee chats, and how to break cultural barriers to connect with industry professionals.
- Campus Integration
All finance and consulting roles look for a history of leadership experience in its candidates, and there is no better place to practice your leadership than campus clubs. We have many years of experience helping students prepare and network for entry, and a robust alumni network to connect you with.
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Personalized Learning and One-on-One Lessons
- Mastering the Interview
One of the most important parts of the interview process is the behavioral interview, where you are asked to recount personal stories and showcase your personality. This is a make or break moment as interviewers decide if you are a culture fit. Our behavioral mentors will take the time to get to know your background and then help you craft compelling stories that interviewers remember.
Technical Proficiency
Our technical mentors will have at least 3 years of industry experience. They will spend 20-24 hours with you, one-on-one, to teach you everything you need to know to succeed during the technical interview. We will utilize a variety of tools, such as written tests, modelling homework, and weekly check ins to ensure our mentees actually digest what they learn during class.
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Useful Interview Preparation
- Mock interviews
Our mock mentors are mentors who have never interacted with you before and are therefore good simulations for a real interview. We provide our students with many mock interview sessions with different mentors, since the real interview process will also have you interact with a wide variety of people, who all have different personalities. Through detailed one-on-one mock sessions, our mentors offer comprehensive feedback and strategies on mastering behavioral questions, technical challenges, and case studies. These mentors will also provide you with comprehensive guidance on stock pitches, market news, M&A deals, and relevant case studies to enhance your interview answers.
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Securing Offers and Achieving Long-Term Success
Since the final goal of this entire process is to secure a full-time return offer, One Strategy Group has its own return offer bootcamp, which occurs before the summer term, to equip students with the technical and social skills they need to leave a good impression on their manager and peers. This is at the heart of our ability to help our mentees achieve long term success.
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End-to-End Support for Securing Ideal Job Offers
- Full-time Job Support
Beyond just summer internships, our team also has dedicated support and systems for full time job applications. We maximize our coverage and give our students access to as many opportunities as possible.
OSG Network
OSG’s exclusive “alumni network” spans across the US and the UK. Even after our contract ends, OSG students benefit from our alumni network, a platform that connects like-minded individuals and opens doors to future opportunities.
Whether it’s your first job search or you’re looking to switch careers, career mentoring can give you an edge. A mentor, and especially a team of mentors, can boost your confidence, help you perfect your personal story/branding, and help you stand out in a crowd of high-achieving individuals.
Career coaching is a type of coaching where professionals with a lot of industry experience offer you advice on the best career path for you. They will speak with you to understand your long-term goals and desires, and then work with you to develop a roadmap to achieve those goals. Whether that involves learning new skills, refining your resume, or preparing for interviews, we will provide you with relevant advice and information every step of the way.
