Kearney MBA Boot Camp Summer Associate

Kearney MBA Boot Camp Summer Associate - Chicago Office

We are excited to invite you to apply to the Kearney Consulting Boot Camp in our Chicago office on Thursday, June 11 - Friday, June 12, 2026! The Kearney Consulting Boot Camp presented by Black@Kearney and co-presented by Hispanic Origin and Latin American (HOLÁ) Network aims to provide newly admitted MBA students, starting in the Fall of 2026, with two days of learning about the firm, networking with Kearney consultants and other incoming MBA candidates, and participating in practice case interviews. This will feature speakers from Black@Kearney and HOLA Network. Any newly admitted student enrolled in their first year at a competitive MBA program is welcome to apply. Select Boot Camp participants will be invited to interview for 2027 Summer Associate positions.

Key Dates

• Intro to Kearney Webinar: April 24, 2026
• Case Prep Webinar: June 5, 2026 (Boot Camp attendees, invite only)
• Boot Camp (in-person in our Chicago office): June 11-12, 2026
• Interviews will be held in mid-July for the 2027 Summer Associate position

Job Description

As a Summer Associate at Kearney, you will work alongside a dedicated and diverse set of people for 10 weeks and contribute to consulting project teams as we offer honest advice and practical guidance to our clients.

With the freedom to be yourself and recognition for what you bring to the table, put your purpose into action over the summer and join us as we help build a future that works for everyone, everywhere—as a Kearney Original.

What To Expect

• Gain unique hands-on experiences as you broaden your knowledge and experience in an open, agile, and collaborative environment.
• Ensure the success of project workstreams by completing tasks such as gathering and analyzing data and conducting competitor assessment studies.
• Support in the creation of recommendations and implement co-created solutions for clients across a range of industries and service practices.
• Take advantage of structured on-the-job learning and development opportunities, including a dedicated mentor who will provide guidance throughout your internship.

Who You Are

After nearly 100 years, we know this business is fundamentally about making connections—between facts, figures, insights, strategies, tools, technologies, and above all, people. That’s why we look for collaborative, insightful, and inquisitive problem-solvers who do not accept the first thing in front of them and who are always unapologetically themselves.

We Want To Hear From You If You Are:

• Ready to share your ideas and contribute as soon as you join a team
• Analytically inclined and enjoy solving problems
• Able to prioritize and are a doer by nature
• Experienced in your chosen field
• In your first year of your MBA
• Fluent in English

Read more about how you can make your mark, your way at Kearney.com/careers.

Practice Preferences

You are eligible to apply for the practices below. During your application, you will have the option to pick your ranking of the practices.

• Communications, Media, and Technology (CMT): High-impact service offerings to boost client competitiveness, working across the value chain from strategy to operations.
• Consumer Industry and Retail Practice (CIRP): Transforming operations and gaining competitive advantage in the consumer and retail markets.
• Digital & Analytics (D&A): Addressing industry disruption with pragmatism and innovation, focusing on digital, data, AI, and analytics transformations.
• Energy & Processes (EPI): Partnering across the firm on cutting-edge projects impacting our way of life, with a focus on Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Metals & Mining, or ESG/Sustainability.
• General Practice (GP): Generalist role with no practice alignment, working across industries and functions.
• Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice (HLS): Addressing strategic and operational issues for companies across biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, distributors, pharmacies, payers, providers, and consumer health.
• Mobility, Defense, and Advanced Industries (MDI): Integrating capabilities across the end-to-end mobility value chain, from product design to complex engineering infrastructure.
• Private Equity and Principal Investors (PEPI): Working throughout the M&A cycle, including deal strategy, diligence, planning, execution, divestitures, and corporate transformation. Must be based in Chicago or New York offices.
• Strategy, Growth & Organization Transformation (SG&OT): Dealing with organizational structure, processes, and people engagement, focusing on G&A processes like finance, accounting, and HR.
• Strategic Operations (SOP): Working across industries with a focus on operations (plan, make, source or deliver) across all four towers: production, plan, source, and distribute.

Apply Now

Submit your application via our website before Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM CT.

Interview Process

Candidates will have virtual first-round and final-round interviews in July 2026. If you are invited to first-round interviews, you will receive a notice from a Kearney recruiter with exact dates to schedule your interview.

Key skills/competency

• MBA Consulting
• Case Interviews
• Data Analysis
• Client Recommendations
• Project Management
• Problem-Solving
• Strategic Thinking
• Networking
• Communication
• MBA Program