Hello QCA Members and welcome back to another year at Queen’s!

We hope
you are as excited as we are to enjoy another great year back on campus.

We know that many of you are going to take part in On-Campus Recruiting,
and whether or not you will be interviewing with consulting firms, we want to
help! We know that interviews can be incredibly stressful but it’s important to
enjoy the process and take care of yourselves to ensure that you will perform
at your best!

This edition of The Monthly Brew is jam-packed with valuable tips and
information that will be sure to make interviews (a-bit more) stress free.
We’ve included some of the most important deadlines and things to
remember ahead of recruiting to hopefully make your life a little easier.

We wish you the best of luck as you get settled in and prepare for frosh week
and hope that you enjoy the latest edition of this newsletter.

Best,
John, Amir, and Nikki

FIRM OF THE MONTH: JACKMAN REINVENTS

Jackman is renowned for their expertise in retail strategy consulting. With

offices in both Toronto and New York, Jackman prides itself in having an
excellent multi-disciplinary staff of 100+ reinventionists ranging from
researchers and management consultants to creative directors and designers.

Jackman has distinguished itself as a leading brand design firm, reinventing

some of the biggest retail stores and achieving measurable results. Jackman’s
track record is immaculate, with notable clients such as Hertz, Dave & Busters
and Walgreens’ all experience stock price growth of over 100% following their
work with Jackman.

If you are interested in learning more about Jackman and interacting with
Jackman employees, they are hosting an info session during frosh week on
September 7th. With numerous historical hires from Queen’s, Jackman is
actively looking to recruit on campus and find their next generation of
reinventionists!

KEY RESOURCES

If you’ve been practicing from university case books, don’t forget to check
firm websites for practice cases!


Hi Queen’s!

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of

services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations –
and we are thrilled to be back on campus this year! The Queen’s Recruiting Dream Team
(QRDT – we had to make a Q-acronym…) always has a big presence on Queen’s
campus and this year will be no different! Look out for us at OCR, club events,
competitions and conferences throughout the year.

As we head into OCR, we’ve put together a few of our top tips:
• Don’t be afraid to ask questions that you may be curious and/or embarrassed
about. We were in your shoes not too long ago.
• Be natural; you don’t want to sound like a programmed robot during your case.
• Be your genuine self throughout the process and don’t feel bad asking
classmates and friends for case-prep help. You need each other’s help so don’t
waste time case-prepping alone!
• Always put your best foot forward; treat every interaction as part of an interview.

We are hiring this Fall for positions in two programs:

CDP – Consulting Development Program
ASADP – Accenture Strategy Analyst Development Program

KEY DATES TO KEEP IN MIND

September 11 @ 5PM SEPT September 11 @ 10PM JAN January 12 @ 5PM
Queen’s Information Application Deadline for Application Deadline for
Session CDP (Full-Time), ASADP CDP Internship
(Full-Time and Internship) Opportunities

Rosie Given Farah Lalani Geoff Hoy

Univ. of Southampton
LLB Law
Focus: Campus
Recruiting
Fun Fact: I lived in China and once
travelled six hours for a Starbucks.
B.Comm ’11
Focus: Advanced
Customer Strategy
Queen’s Activity: Queen’s CSR
Fun Fact: Played with baby tigers in
Thailand during my SE Asia exchange!
B.A ’15 & B.Asc ’14
Focus: Transportation,
Retail, Public Sector
Queen’s Activity: EWB
Fun Fact: The smallest town I’ve lived
in is 1000x smaller than the biggest city

Tara Wakter Jake Dancyger Alex Alexa

B.Comm ’13 B.Comm ’15 B.Comm ’13
Focus: Utilities, Fin. Focus: Digital – Focus: Communications,
Services, Public Sector Internet of Things Media, Tech

Queen’s Activity: QBET, ComSoc AB Queen’s Activity: QCIB, QCA Queen’s Activity: DECA
Fun Fact: I have my CPA designation Fun Fact: I will have backpacked to 50 Fun Fact: I was within inches of
(& I love surfing on vacation!) countries by the age of 25 colliding with a kangaroo in Australia

Neel Kawale Tyler Wedekamm Sofia Remtulla

B.Comm ’16 B.Comm ’16 B.Comm ’16
Focus: Communications, Focus: Fin. Services, Focus: Retail, Comms,
Media, Tech, Retail Retail, Manufacturing Media, Tech, Hospitality

Queen’s Activity: Varsity Soccer, QTMA Queen’s Activity: QCCU, Q3C Queen’s Activity: QCCU, Q3C, NBTC
Fun Fact: A goal of mine is to play a Fun Fact: I’m a cooking enthusiast and Fun Fact: I went on a business trip to
round of golf on all 6 continents (4 down!) my specialty is the banana flambé! Geneva, Qatar and Beijing for 10 days.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING EVERYONE ON CAMPUS!

CHA GHEILL!


HELPFUL HINTS

Here are a few tips to keep in mind for upcoming info sessions during OCR.

1. Meet new people!

Make an attempt to meet a variety of new people! If recruiters compare notes

after the networking session ends, you want people to recognize your name
so that they can vouch for you - it’s better to make multiple connections.

2. Be comfortable contributing to conversations!

If the recruiters are complaining about the Leafs and you don’t follow hockey,
that’s okay! You don’t have to lie and make something up. However, try to
avoid shutting down the conversation - “I’m not the biggest hockey fan, but
I’m very passionate about basketweaving” is much more powerful than “Oh,
sorry, I don’t really follow hockey”.

UPCOMING DEADLINES

Summer internship application deadlines on Quest

September 6 through September 11
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QCA x EngSoc - Consulting Information Session for the

Engineering Faculty
September 12th @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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QCA x EngSoc - WSP Information Session

September 25th @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm


Introducing the
QUEEN’S CASE
COMPETITION
What is it? A Chance to Connect:
QCC is a two-day case QCC presents an
competition hosted at the Smith opportunity to meet
School of Business at Queen’s representatives from
University, organized by the Monitor Deloitte, Capital
I.C.B.C. Executive. One, and more.

The Gold Stream: The Maroon Stream:

Made for experienced competitors
beyond their first year. Gold
competitors will compete in two
styles of case challenges: Texas-
style and traditional.
Open to students with limited
or no case experience in
their first year. A fantastic
opportunity to gain experience
and build networks.

Why Compete?
Competitors get exclusive access to “Crack
the Case Workshops” hosted by our sponsors,
opportunities to network with industry
professionals, and the winners are treated to
brunch with Monitor Deloitte representatives.
Also, it’s absolutely free!

What are you waiting for?

Applications are open from
September 11-18. Competition
weekend is September 22-23.

More info at icbcqueens.com/qcc



Thank you for taking the time to read through our membership letter! We
hope that you found it valuable and informative, and we wish you the
best of luck with recruiting!

We are always looking for feedback. If there is a topic that you would like
to see included in these letters, please let us know. You can contact us at:
john.davis@queensu.ca, amir.bayat@queensu.ca, and
nikki.karski@queensu.ca.

Enjoy!