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MBA consulting recruiting

Follow your school’s timetable for summer internships and full-time Consultant or Associate applications.

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US and UK, plus selected Canadian programmes. About these dates

Typical US recruiting cycle

See firm dates below

A planning guide for campus recruiting, based on recent published rounds. Each band covers several firms or school rounds; applications are not open throughout it.

  • Application rounds
  • Interviews (campus example)
  • Early programmes
Typical US recruiting seasons, January to December. MBA internship applications cross New Year. Broad planning windows, not confirmed future deadlines.
Candidate and routeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MBAFull-timeApply Sep–Oct; interviews OctSep: Application roundsOct: Application roundsOct: Interviews (campus example)
MBASummer internshipApply Nov–Jan; interviews Jan–FebJan: Application roundsJan: Interviews (campus example)Feb: Interviews (campus example)Nov: Application roundsDec: Application rounds

Read MBA internships across New Year: November/December applications lead into January/February interviews. Interview timing for other routes varies by firm.

Timing notes and sources

US examples from the 2026–27 cycle, checked . These month ranges help with planning; they do not predict next year’s deadlines. Use the entries below for published dates.

MBA: Full-time
Campus example. Firm and school schedules differ. Kellogg: MBA recruiting calendars.
MBA: Summer internship
Crosses New Year: January and February follow November and December. BCG: US MBA internship applications; Kellogg: MBA recruiting calendars.

MBA interview bands use Kellogg’s campus calendar across employers. Undergraduate bands combine separate consulting-firm deadlines. Advanced-degree eligibility and vacancy-led hiring differ by firm. For the UK, Canada and other markets, use local employer and school dates.

3 upcoming dates

Upcoming application dates

DeadlineBCGConsultant — MBA internshipUS MBA recruiting process; candidates follow separate US/Canada/international application links based on office preferences

The US MBA internship page gives this deadline as 11:59 PM Local Time. Confirm the intended timezone with recruiting before submitting.

Intake or cycle
Current summer MBA internship campaign recruiting in 2026
Application cutoff
11:59 PM Local Time
DeadlineBCGSummer Consultant — CanadaPublished on Ivey school page; eligibility text explicitly covers MBA/ADC students at Canadian schools, graduating 2028

Canadian-school MBA and advanced-degree candidates graduating in 2028 can apply for the summer 2027 internship by this date.

Intake or cycle
Summer 2027; class of 2028
Application cutoff
11:59 PM ET
DeadlineStrategy&MBA senior associate intern opportunitiesPwC US deadline page linked directly by Strategy& US MBA Recruiting

Strategy& directs MBA applicants to PwC's US deadline page, which lists 17 November at 5pm ET for MBA senior associate internships.

Intake or cycle
Current 2026 application round; intake year not stated on deadline page
Application cutoff
5pm ET

An opening date and a deadline are separate events. A future deadline alone does not confirm that applications are open.

Recruiting without a fixed date

School timetables, rolling applications and individual vacancies.

By vacancyAlvarez & MarsalMBA Summer Consultant, Consumer & Retail GroupChicago posting; Consumer & Retail Group

A ten-week MBA internship is advertised. The posting states degree dates and experience requirements but no application deadline.

Intake or cycle
MBA graduation December 2027–July 2028
Eligibility
MBA underway and 3–5 years in relevant consumer/retail business or consulting.
By vacancyBainSummer AssociateFull-time MBA students with a summer break before their final year; school and office rules apply

Bain directs MBA internship candidates to both their school page and preferred office to confirm the deadline.

Intake or cycle
School/office-specific internship cycles
By vacancyBainConsultantMBA and experienced candidates; office-specific entry level and requirements apply

Consultant applications follow the selected office’s requirements. London PhD and other non-MBA advanced-degree applicants should use the separate Associate Consultant entry. Check the role page for the relevant application and timing.

Intake or cycle
Current vacancies
Rolling applicationsBCGConsultantCanada; experienced professionals and candidates completing/recently completing an MBA

The Canada page accepts Consultant applications year-round for the stated experienced and MBA groups.

Intake or cycle
Current vacancies
Date not announcedMcKinseyAssociate InternUS MBA schools page; first year of a two-year MBA

Official page shows 12 November, without a year in the extracted date. Verify the current year and campus instructions before adding a dated reminder.

Intake or cycle
Year not printed in extracted deadline
School timetableMcKinseyAssociate Intern — LBS MBALondon Business School recruiting page; first-year two-year MBA candidates; not a universal London-office deadline

Use the London Business School campus page for the deadline that applies to your programme. No exact date is confirmed in this calendar.

Intake or cycle
2026 campus application round
School timetableMcKinseyAssociate — LBS one-year MBALondon Business School one-year MBA recruiting page; school-specific, not all UK MBAs

Use the London Business School campus page for the deadline that applies to your programme. No exact date is confirmed in this calendar.

Intake or cycle
2027 campus application round
Date not announcedZSMBA careers and internshipsGlobal ZS route page; US/UK vacancy availability must be checked

ZS explicitly welcomes MBA candidates but publishes no US/UK-wide MBA deadline on the route page.

Intake or cycle
Current route guidance
Past dates (2)

These are previous dates, not forecasts for the next cycle. Other vacancies at the firm may still be available.

DeadlinePublished deadline has passedBCGFull-time consulting — LBS MBALBS MBA class of 2027 only; unique campus link permits applications to up to three global offices

The LBS MBA full-time deadline has passed. It is a school-specific global-office route, not a universal UK deadline.

Intake or cycle
LBS MBA class of 2027
Application cutoff
23:59 UK time

Applying during your MBA

Deadlines can differ by school and office. A listing limited to Canadian schools applies to that group; find your school’s application route when applying elsewhere. Eligibility may also depend on your graduation class, programme length and prior experience.

About these dates

Each date comes from an employer’s careers page, application system or named campus page. It applies only to the programme, school and location shown. Undated entries stay undated; we don’t roll last year’s dates forward.

Sources, updates and calendar downloads

Open an entry to see its source and the date we checked it. University-hosted employer postings are identified as campus sources. “Rolling” is used only where the employer states it.

Sources more than 30 days old are flagged for review. Downloads are then unavailable until we recheck them. A deadline can change before our next review, so confirm it with the employer before applying.

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