President's Welcome
Hello everyone, and welcome!
On behalf of Nexecon Consulting Group, thank you for taking the time to learn more about our organization and community at the University of Michigan. Nexecon is an undergraduate consulting club with professional opportunities for student members to work with actual companies. But beyond that, we are a passionate community of student leaders committed to our organization, our work, and our collective growth. And most of all, we are a tight-knit group of nearly 60 members who have collectively found our Michigan family in each other.
Looking back almost three years ago, as a freshman, I remember attending information sessions and Festifall tables for over a dozen consulting clubs, finance organizations, and anything else I could find, and at some point, they all start to blend together. But within that hectic experience coming onto campus for the very first time, I remember conversations with Nexecon members and absolutely loving what I heard from them. From talking to younger members all the way up to upperclassmen alike, everyone shared their unique stories of what made Nexecon so special to them and how it continued to shape their Michigan experience. Now that I have lived through many of those same experiences, I can confidently say to you that Nexecon has given me many of my closest friends and favorite memories that I will cherish forever.
I would also like to highlight Nexecon’s history that you can be a part of. Nexecon was founded in 2008 and since then, the club has grown into the premier consulting organization on campus. We now service clients of every size, industry, and sector, and for the last 15 years have worked with local non-profits, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and small businesses from all across the globe. We seek to offer a broad range of experiences to every member. Our mission as an organization remains as clear as ever: to equip every one of our members with the skills and instruction they need to achieve their career goals while cultivating a supportive and inclusive community.
To learn more about our 2023 recruiting schedule, please visit the “How to Join” tab, and come to our recruiting events to meet us in person! Thank you for your interest and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to ncg-eboard-2023@umich.edu.
Best,
Emma Grace
President
The NCG Advantage
Breadth of Projects
From start-ups to non-profits to Fortune 500 companies, Nexecon exposes you to a variety of work in a multitude of sectors. As an analyst, each semester you will have the opportunity to gain skills related to market-entry, optimization, and strategic growth while having a tangible impact on a client.
Tight-Knit Community
Working on a Nexecon project team is unlike any other undergraduate team work experience. All of our members understand that a positive, collaborative working environment requires each member to challenge and encourage each other while still finding time to have .
Career Guidance
From informal guidance by Senior Project Advisors and Project Managers to one-on-one meetings with E-Board, Nexecon ensures its members are adequately equipped to reach their career goals. Each analyst goes through a series of professionals, including annual resume and recruiting workshops.
A Week in the Life of a New Analyst
Sunday
Attend new analyst training with executive board to boost your skills in a variety of areas such as strategic frameworks, data visualization, or excel! Following training, attend a Strategic Planning Unit (SPU) meeting. SPUs are internal projects that range from creating a past-project database to managing our Instagram to planning socials.
Tuesday
Attend weekly project team meeting with your six person team consisting of a project manager, four analysts, and a senior project advisor. During the project meeting, you will present your workstream and help determine what areas to focus on next week. Later, grab coffee with your Nexecon mentor and get guidance regarding academics, career, and life.
Thursday
Work on your weekly workstream, which may consist of conducting market research, brainstorming strategic initiatives, creating a financial model, or producing slides. Throughout the week, you will also have the opportunity to attend a variety of events ranging from networking sessions to spikeball games to virtual game nights.
Friday
Attend a community gathering. Every two weeks, Nexecon hosts a community gathering where every member in Nexecon comes together, grabs food, and touches base on project happenings. Later in the weekend, hang out with your analyst class and other Nexecon members through bonding events such as scavenger hunts and bonfires.-
"My experience in Nexecon has been more than just engagements with clients, which have varied from a Fortune 500 automaker, women's athleisure retailer, and an Ann Arbor spa and fitness provider. It has also included an amazing career excursion to Chicago, where we visted firms like McKinsey & Company, the Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company. Nexecon has also provided me with a diverse community of peers and is where I have found some of my closest friends"
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"Nexecon has provided me far more than a tangible, challenging, yet encouraging environment to acquire a variety of business skills. From an approachable E-Board and incredible client projects, to mentoring project managerss and awesome analyst peers, it's the people who make Nexecon great. Nexecon is more than a consulting group: to me its been a personable - yet professional - community to grow, learn, connect, and help solve some of the world's toughest business problems."
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"Joining as a sophomore, Nexecon seemed like an incredible opportunity to gain real world experience in an industry I found interesting. While that has remained true, it is all the other skills originally overlooked that have led to many of my successes. The ability to forge relationships with clients and deliver months worth of analysis in a matter of minutes are skills I now recognize the importance of. Nexecon has been an organization where I find four or five students each semester that I first learn from every day, then begin to rely on and soon enough consider them my friends."
