Scarecrow,
Generally speaking there are a couple ways to get into the corporate strategy groups of large companies. The most prominent is that these teams often recruit ex-consultants, especially from the MBB firms. The MBB firms all have internal job boards for consultants looking to leave / or who are counseled out and there are many of these types of postings there.
Some companies such as Samsung and Amex directly recruit on campus at the top ~15 MBA programs for corporate strategy roles. Any top b-school would give you access to these types of opportunities. The interviews will be very similar to what you would experience applying to the consulting firms.
The last way is to work at a firm and then try to transition into the corporate strategy team from there, although this is a much more difficult path as you will have to convince the corp strategy team that you have the background / skills they are looking for. These teams often have a very strong preference for consulting experience, especially at the MBB firms.
I hope this helps. Please feel free to ask any other questions, and be sure to check out our facebook page for tips on how to prepare for consulting interviews.
Generally speaking there are a couple ways to get into the corporate strategy groups of large companies. The most prominent is that these teams often recruit ex-consultants, especially from the MBB firms. The MBB firms all have internal job boards for consultants looking to leave / or who are counseled out and there are many of these types of postings there.
Some companies such as Samsung and Amex directly recruit on campus at the top ~15 MBA programs for corporate strategy roles. Any top b-school would give you access to these types of opportunities. The interviews will be very similar to what you would experience applying to the consulting firms.
The last way is to work at a firm and then try to transition into the corporate strategy team from there, although this is a much more difficult path as you will have to convince the corp strategy team that you have the background / skills they are looking for. These teams often have a very strong preference for consulting experience, especially at the MBB firms.
I hope this helps. Please feel free to ask any other questions, and be sure to check out our facebook page for tips on how to prepare for consulting interviews.