Arete Consulting Career Hackathon
Arete Consulting Career Hackathon
Build real consulting evidence before application season
Most hackathons are built for tech.
This one is for students targeting consulting.
The Arete Consulting Career Hackathon is a consulting-focused challenge for students who want to do something meaningful this summer, build practical career evidence, and move closer to their target consulting role before application season.
Instead of solving the same case as everyone else, selected participants will work on a personalised consulting-related project based on their own background, strengths, gaps, and career direction.
✨ Challenge Overview
Selected students will:
work on and complete a personalised consulting-related project with support from the Arete platform
use the project to build on their strengths and improve the missing gaps for their target role
complete a short and practical project that can be done in 1–2 days, with around one week given to work on it properly
submit a 5-minute demo video
compete for a place in the final live demo pitch
The final 5 students will present their work in front of professionals with experience across McKinsey & Company, PwC, Deloitte, and other consulting-related fields.
Finalists will receive practical feedback and advice on their consulting thinking, project approach, and presentation. Winners or strong participants may also receive further personalised career support, including CV and interview guidance.
🎯 Who should join?
This challenge is for students interested in consulting-related careers, including:
Strategy Consulting
Management Consulting
Digital / Technology Consulting
Operations Consulting
People / Organisation Consulting
Deals / Transaction Advisory
Public Sector Consulting
Other business, strategy, or advisory-related paths
You do not need to have a perfect consulting CV.
This is for students who want to understand their gaps, build something concrete, and become more prepared before application season.
💻 How it works
1️⃣ Apply
Apply through this Luma page.
Applications are open until 24 July, but spots may close earlier because participation will be selective and limited.
2️⃣ Get selected
Selected participants will receive access to the hackathon, project instructions, submission details, and judging criteria.
3️⃣ Work on your project
Participants will start working on their personalised consulting-related project from 25 July, with support from the Arete platform.
4️⃣ Submit your demo video
Participants will submit a 5-minute demo video showing what they worked on, how they approached it, and how it connects to their target consulting role.
5️⃣ Final demo pitch
We will shortlist 5 finalists to present live at the end of June.
Finalists will answer project-specific and consulting-specific questions from the judges.
🏦 What you can gain
By joining, you can:
complete a consulting-related project relevant to your own career direction
build something concrete for applications and interviews
receive practical feedback from people with consulting industry experience
present your work in front of judges from firms including McKinsey & Company, PwC, and Deloitte
compete for further career support, including CV and interview guidance
gain meaningful experience before application season
🗓️ Timeline
Applications open: Now
Application deadline: 24 July
Project work starts: 25 July
Demo video submission: Late July
Final live demo pitch: Late July
Exact instructions will be shared with selected participants.
About Arete
Arete is a personalised career upskilling platform helping students build the right skills, in the right way, for the career path that fits them.
About the Judges
Finalists will receive feedback and questions from judges with experience across McKinsey & Company, PwC, Deloitte, and other consulting-related fields.
Through the hackathon, finalists will have the chance to receive direct feedback on their project, consulting thinking, and career direction.
Apply
If you are targeting consulting and want to use this summer to move closer to your target role, apply for the Arete Consulting Career Hackathon.
Spots are selective and limited.