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A Career At Bain & Company

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I am a Master of Public Policy candidate at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy interested in the Associate Consultant position at Bain & Company. With the information from University of Chicago Consulting Club, I am extremely impressed with Bain’s working environment as the #1 best firm to work for, as well as the opportunity to learn from both the team and Bain’s industry leading clients. I believe that the Bain & Company has the ideal culture in which to pursue my goal of becoming a strategic business leader and thinker.

My entrepreneurial experience as a founder and CEO of Kop Technology Company has prepared me for consulting’s client-oriented role. I stood on the customer’s perspective to understand what do they want, and developed my product based on their needs in order to gain their trust. My economics studies in my undergraduate have provided me with analytical skills which I can apply to diverse business scenarios. My master studies in Public Policy has further prepared me as a successful consultant for Bain & …show more content…

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