Consulting Championship 2024 offers KSA students route to management consulting

Saudi students from King Faisal University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University and Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University contemplating to kickstart their career in management consulting should look no further – the Consulting Championship 2024 provides them with all the ingredients needed to test and nurture their potential for a career in the industry.

Organised by Aramco in collaboration with Saudi consultancies and Strategic Gears and Pure Consulting, and the Saudi arm of KPMG, the Consulting Championship is a competition that immerses students into the management consulting profession.

Only students from the three universities were eligible to enrol to the competition, with those selected having commenced the competition’s journey late October. This month, the students will be provided a number of masterclasses and coaching sessions from experienced consultants, empowering them to develop essential skills in problem-solving, case analysis, presentation, and communication – all capabilities that are critical for a successful consulting career.

The three consulting firms supporting the event, Strategic Gears, Pure Consulting and KPMG, have all been recognised as leading consulting firms in the Middle East, providing students the warranty that they are trained by experts among the crème de la crème in in the industry.

At the end of this month, teams will have to present their recommendations on a real-life business case in a 10-slide PowerPoint presentation to a judging panel comprising leaders from industry, with the top performers set to advance to the grand finale, which will take place mid-December. In this final, a panel of judges from Aramco, Strategic Gears, Pure Consulting and KPMG will evaluate the team presentations and select the winners.

Alongside bragging rights and eternal fame, members of the winning teams will receive prizes and will be offered internship opportunities at the participating consultancies.

“The Consulting Championship 2024 is a unique competition for aspiring and ambitious individuals to test and nurture their potential for a career in management consulting. It helps students develop their skills, crack a real-world consulting case, and build a network in the sector, all potentially leading to future career opportunities,” stated the competition’s organizers.