Advanced degree candidates (ADs) are students who are currently pursuing their PhD, postdoc, or medical degree (including veterinary and dental medicine), as well as current residents and practicing physicians. If you are thinking about your life after an advanced degree and interested in a business career, we encourage you to explore all of the opportunities available at BCG!
Challenging the Conventional
At BCG, we recognise that conventional approaches are often inadequate in helping our client get to where they need to be. We believe that the toughest business problems must be met with creative thinking and a diversity of backgrounds, viewpoints, and perspectives. As a consultant with an advanced degree background, you’ll bring a unique experience that will make a different kind of impact.
Immediate Client Impact
Your fresh and distinct perspective is valued at BCG, and we know that your intellectual curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving abilities will enable you to make an impact for clients from day one. At BCG, you will continuously expand your areas of expertise, enhance your skills, and advance your career at a pace that unmatched by most other companies.
Guided by Experience
We offer extensive training that is customised for non-business backgrounds to ensure a strong foundation as you make the transition from the academic or scientific world to strategy consulting. You’ll learn from our on-the-job apprenticeship model, and have plenty of mentorship opportunities from BCGers who have made similar transitions.
Advanced Degree Candidate Eligibility
To qualify as an AD candidate, you would need to be in one of the following degrees or pathways:
PhDs and postdocs
Medical students (including veterinary, dental, and pharmacy)
Medics in foundation training
Generally, AD candidates have
2 years or less of work experiences (not including a post-doc.) If you have 2 or more years of work experience, you might qualify for our experienced hire pathway.
How to Apply for our Consulting Roles
Creating Your Profile
Begin by visiting our
talent portal and creating your candidate profile! Please use your
personal email address that you will have regular access to in the future.
Note: You cannot change your email once chosen and will have to create a new profile if you lose access to your previous email
Completing Your Profile
List your
top 2 office preferences and indicate whether you are open to relocating outside of these offices. Please upload your CV and make sure you fill the following fields correctly:
School Name: Your current university
Degree: Your current degree
Major or field of study: Please select the answer closest to your major if not listed
Applying to a Role
Each office with current hiring needs will have a job application link available. While you have the flexibility to apply to multiple offices, we recommend submitting applications to
no more than 3 or 4 offices. This focused approach allows you to better tailor your application to each office and increase your chances of success.
Please ensure your top 2 office preferences listed in your profile align with your job application(s) and are consistent across the applications.
Advanced Degree UK Events
Each year, we host a variety of events designed specifically for Advanced Degree candidates. These events give you the opportunity to learn more about BCG, hear directly from our people, and explore potential career paths. Stay tuned for events below!
16 September 2026, 6pm–7pm | Virtual
BCG London Advanced Degrees – Introduction to BCG + Q&A: Option 2
A dedicated session for advanced degree students interested in BCG London. Join our interactive session to hear from a panel of BCGers who joined following a medical, veterinary, or PhD degree. Learn more about consulting careers, the transition to consulting from an advanced degree, and have your questions answered live by current BCG consultants.
We would love to help out with some 1:1 feedback on your CV in advance of submitting your application! Open to penultimate and final year medical students or PhD candidates.
18 September 2026, 9am–10am | BCG London, 80 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 4QS
Advanced Degrees: Women@BCG Breakfast
Come join us at the BCG London office for a morning of breakfast and conversation with our team. Hear an introduction to BCG, take part in a Q&A, and chat with consultants from our Women@BCG network about their experiences to learn more about life at BCG. We’ll also share CV and interview tips to help you prepare for the recruiting process.
Available for those studying for a PhD, veterinary or medical degree.
We would love to help out with some 1:1 feedback on your CV in advance of submitting your application! Open to penultimate and final year medical students or PhD candidates.
30 September 2026, 6pm–7:30pm | BCG London, 80 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 4QS
Advanced Degrees: UCL & Imperial Meet & Greet
Are you thinking about your life after your PhD or medical degree at UCL or Imperial, and considering a career in consulting? Join us to learn more about life at BCG, the work we do, and how your degree can make a difference here! A panel of BCGers will be speaking about their experiences followed by networking and Q&A.
1 October 2026, 6pm–8pm | Wadham Room, The King’s Arms, 40 Holywell Street, Oxford OX1 3SP
Advanced Degrees: Oxford Meet & Greet
Get to know Consulting and BCG better by joining us for an informal evening of mixing and mingling. Come along to find out where a career at BCG can take you, to hear more about the work that we do, and to get to know BCGers who have made the transition from advanced degrees to consulting in a relaxed setting over drinks.
Please note this event is for those studying for PhDs, medical degrees, or postdoctoral researchers only.
7 October 2026, 6pm–7:30pm | BCG London, 80 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 4QS
Advanced Degrees: KCL & LSE Meet & Greet
Are you thinking about your life after your PhD or medical degree at KCL or LSE, and considering a career in consulting? Join us to learn more about life at BCG, the work we do, and how your degree can make a difference here! A panel of BCGers will be speaking about their experiences followed by networking and Q&A.
Get to know Consulting and BCG better by joining us for an informal evening of mixing and mingling. Come along to find out where a career at BCG can take you, to hear more about the work that we do, and to get to know BCGers who have made the transition from advanced degrees to consulting in a relaxed setting over drinks.
Please note this event is for those studying for PhDs, medical degrees, or postdoctoral researchers only.
Meet BCG: Midlands Case Study Workshop & Networking
Learn more about consulting and BCG in our interactive case study workshop, where you will work alongside BCG consultants to solve a real-life business problem, much like those in our interview process and based on the work we do for our clients each day. You’ll have the chance to get to know more about where a career in consulting and BCG can take you, ask any questions you have about working for us or our application processes, and receive personalised advice and tips to make a stronger application.
