Projects will be finalized by Friday, September 25, 2009.

In order to accomodate the late addition projects the application deadline has been pushed back to Tuesday, September 29, 2009.

** APPLICATIONS **

FULL-TIME MBA Students, EAST

9:00am (EST) on Tuesday, September 29, 2009

MBA FOR EXECUTIVE Students, PHILADELPHIA

9:00am (EST) on Wednesday, September 30, 2009

MBA FOR EXECUTIVE Students, SAN FRANCISCO

9:00am (PST) on Wednesday, September 30, 2009

** INTERVIEWS **

FULL-TIME MBA Students, PHILADELPHIA

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 through Saturday, October 3, 2009.  By appointment only.

Sign-ups Thursday, September 24, 2009 through Tuesday, September 29, 2009 in the GCP office, 1150 Steinberg-Dietrich Hall, basement suite, opposite of Wharton reprographics.

MBA FOR EXECUTIVE Students, PHILADELPHIA

WEMBA 35's

Friday,September 25, 2009 through Saturday, September 26, 2009.

By appointment only.

Contact the GCP office 215-898-2483.

WEMBA 34's

Friday, October 2, 2009 and Saturday, October 3, 2009

By appointment only.  Contact the GCP office 215-898-2483.

MBA FOR EXECUTIVE Students, SAN FRANCISCO

WEMBA 35's

Friday, October 2, 2009 and Saturday, October 3, 2009

By appointment only. Sign up on webCafe. 

Contact Dr. Lisa B. Cain for details.

WEMBA 34's

TBD

By appointment only. Sign up on webCafe. 

Contact Dr. Lisa B. Cain for details.

** INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS **

To view a PDF of the application that you will complete via Survey Monkey click here.

Subsequent to the interview process, students will be selected for projects on the basis of their:

• commitment to the program
• relevant experience and skills 
• leadership and teamwork
• the balance of strengths need for a particular project. 

Before completing the Wharton Global Consulting Practicum Application please email the following to wgcp@wharton.upenn.edu:

• Cover Letter
• Resume

The following documents can be viewed or printed from the GCP home page at:

• Project descriptions
• GCP Commitment Letter

The application itself should take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete.

The first pass screening of applications will be done on the basis of your cover letter and resume(s).

Please indicate in the upper left hand corner of your cover letter: your name(s) and year(s) of graduation, e-mail address(es) and phone number(s).

Please include in your cover letter (2 to 3 pages in length) the following information:

1) The reasons for your interest in participating in GCP, the particular projects in which you would like to participate, and your expectations for personal gain from participation in a GCP project.

2) The strengths, knowledge and work expertise that you can bring to a particular industry or project. If you are applying as a team, the cover letter would explain what each person will bring to the team.

Specifically, describe:

• Experience closely related to the subject or industry of a project in which you are interested.
• Previous consulting or marketing experience.
• Previous international experience.
• Previous teamwork and leadership experience.

TEAM COVER LETTER/RESUME

• Before starting the application you must send the RESUMES FOR ALL FIVE TEAM MEMBERS and a SINGLE GROUP COVER LETTER to the GCP at wgcp@wharton.upenn.edu
• You will not receive an automated confirmation of receipt however we will email a confirmation of receipt to you the business day following your submission.

INDIVIDUAL COVER LETTER/RESUME

• Before starting the application you must send your resume and cover letter to the GCP at wgcp@wharton.upenn.edu
• You will not receive an automated confirmation of receipt however we will email a confirmation of receipt to you the business day following your submission.

** INFORMATION ASKED FOR ON APPLICATION **

APPLICANT INFORMATION

• Full Name as it appears on your passport or other legal document
• Penn ID #
• WEMBA (East or West) or Full-time student (East)
• Major(s)
• Team or individual application & name of teammates if applicable
• Contact information (address, phone, e-mail)

APPLICANT SKILLS & LANGUAGE ABILITY 

• Special Program Affiliation (Lauder, SAIS, etc.)
• Wharton Extracurriculars
• Other Skills.
• Previous Consulting experience
• Language skills

PROJECT PREFERENCES

To view a PDF of the project descriptions click here.

Please be aware that we are not able to GUARANTEE candidates will be placed in projects of their preference, but we have a good history of placing people on their top choices. Please also be aware that we tentatively plan to travel to Chile, China, Colombia, India, Israel, Peru, Spain, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates.. If you are selected for a project, you may elect to participate without travel should you have travel safety concerns.

Project descriptions are based on initial conversations with clients. The final project focus, including goals, scope and deliverables, is mutually agreed upon by the client and the team.

Please check the YES column for the companies in which you would accept assignment.

Please check the NO column for the companies in which you would not accept assignment. In order to gauge your interest in each company, PLEASE RATE EACH COMPANY ON ITS OWN SCALE FROM WILL NOT ACCEPT TO 10, WITH 10 (TEN) BEING THE MOST INTERESTED. If you have no interest in the project and would not accept an offer to be part of that team rate the project by selecting "will not accept".

If you are equally interested in three projects, you can rate each of them as a 10.

For those of you who are applying as a team carefully review your choices with all five members of the potential team to be sure you share the same project preferences. 

CAREER GOALS & INTERESTS

On occasion, the GCP secures additional clients after project preferences have been expressed. To help us understand your preferences and goals, please characterize your interest level on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the most interested. This will in no way impact our view of your candidacy for any projects listed herein

Country Interest

Industry Interest

• Agriculture and Irrigation
• Computer Hardware/Software
• Financial Services
• Industrial Products
• Media and Entertainment
• Security
• Telecommunications
• Biotechnology/Health and Wellness
• Consumer Products/Services
• High-Technology
• IT Services
• Military and Commercial Conversion
• Semiconductor
• Wireless

Potential Career Tracks or Interests

• Brand, Product Management, Marketing
• Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Private Equity
• Healthcare Management, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical
• International Business, Multinational Management
• Operations, Project Management
• Social Impact Management (SIM)
• Strategic Planning and Consulting
• Technology Management
• Other

LETTER OF COMMITMENT

To view a PDF of the Letter of Commitment click here.

Please read the commitment letter carefully. Be certain at the time you apply that you are able to commit to the scheduled dates for the program's trips and seminars. 

You will be asked to sign that you understand and will be able to keep these commitments as part of the application procedure. 

OPTIONAL QUESTIONS

• Other countries/regions you would like to see GCP work in the future
• Gender
• Ethnicity
• Date of Birth
• Country/ies of Citizenship

ONLINE APPLICATION SUBMISSION

The on-line application process involves filling in basic information about yourself and e-mailing both cover letter and resume to the GCP.

This process will take approximately 20-30 minutes.  

* NOTE: Specific travel times for each country may vary but will not interfere with regularly scheduled Spring semester classes.

The GCP clients -- through their fees paid to the schools -- support the trips (including airfare, local hotel arrangements, expenses to visit clients and some touring, and a per diem based on the country's costs.)   Please note that GCP is only able to reimburse for basic expenses and does so in accordance with both GCP and the university’s reimbursement policies.

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