Careers in Strategy & Consulting
Career Center
As a student of the Master in Strategy & Consulting, you will benefit from a dedicated career track which will include workshops, expert panels, fairs, events, company visits, etc.
The Careers Services Department provides all students with continual support in identifying career goals and developing action plans. Program-specific careers services include:
- Workshops: Career workshops help you prepare for your internship search and future career.
- 1-to-1 coaching: Self-assessment tools and individual coaching hours provide you with the opportunity to prepare your next move.
- Career booster: After graduation, students have access to a 3-year career booster with our Career Services Department to help them make the first important decisions in their career.
- Tools: Our wide range of career tools (including Jobteaser) help you find out more information on partner companies and sector specific resources, including databases with internship and job offers.
- Events: Over 30 events and conferences are organized every year by our Career Services Department to help our students network with prospective companies in all types of sectors and job prospects.
- Links with companies: Over 200 companies visit emlyon business school campuses each year and provide students with continuous access to the business community.
Targeted jobs
Careers in strategy & consulting offer a wide array of opportunities.
What sets these professions apart is that they play an integral role in shaping the future of organizations across a wide range of industries. Whether you choose to be a junior or senior consultant, a project manager, or a member of a project team specializing in areas such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), information systems (IS), or transformation, our Master in Strategy & Consulting will equip you with the strategic thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to drive positive change.
In consulting firms:
- Junior or Senior Consultant in Strategy and Operations
In companies/NGOs, governments:
- Project Manager or member of a project team (M&A, IS, Transformation)
- Project Management Officer or Strategic Execution Officer
- Assistant to the Chief of Staff or to the Chief Transformation Officer
Main recruiters for the Master in Strategy & Consulting :
- Consulting companies (Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, Simon-Kucher & Partners, EY-Parthenon, Big 4, Eurogroup, Accenture, etc.)
- Private companies (EDF, Société Générale, etc.)
- Specialized consulting firms (TechToMed, etc.),
- NGOs, Governments, etc.
Job placement statistics for our recent graduates
- Net employment rate at 3 months: 96,5%
- 86,2% of students have found a job before graduation
- 96,6% of students have found a job in less than 6 months after graduation
- Average starting salary: 50,5K€
Survey carried out in 2024. Concerns class of 2023.. Concerns class of Master of Science in Strategy & Consulting*
Among emlyon business school Master in Strategy & Consulting recruiters:
Employability
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45 000 in 130 countries
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2,200 companies recruiting our students worldwide
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2nd in France for the Employability University Ranking 2025 (Times Higher Education)
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Top 1% of business schools with a triple international accreditation: EQUIS, AMBA, AACSB
Alumni network
As a future graduate, you will hold lifelong membership of emlyon business school alumni network, a network of near to 45,000 alumni including professionals in financial risk management, quantitative finance, financial engineering,etc. covering more than 130 countries.
You will benefit from all services it offers, including the online assessment modules. Its members will help you further develop your career regardless of which stage you are at, by providing you with career development information, exchange business information with you and share their experience for you to build on.