“What advice would I give my graduate self?” – Joe Butler & Phil Hirschhorn, The Boston Consulting Group

Joe Butler is a Partner with The Boston Consulting Group based in Melbourne, Australia. Joe graduated from The University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce. Joe also holds a MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Phil Hirschhorn is a Senior Partner with The Boston Consulting Group based in Sydney, Australia and leads BCG's Energy Practice in Australia and New Zealand. Phil graduated from The University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Petroleum Engineering and has a MBA (with Distinction) from the London Business School.

In this podcast, Joe and Phil dissect and explore the skills and traits necessary to survive and thrive in one the world's elite consulting firms and translate your engineering qualifications and problem-solving abilities into a package that will be highly attractive to industry - and clients. In other words, they tell you how to stand out in a crowded marketplace!

If you're an engineering student or young professional with management consulting aspirations - and even if you don't - Joe Butler and Phil Hirschhorn are at the top of their profession and among the very best examples of where an engineering background can take your career.

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