# Kearney MBA Boot Camp Summer Associate 2027 [Kearney](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/kearney.md) · New York · United States · [Operations & Transformation](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/operations-transformation.md) Kearney is hiring a Kearney MBA Boot Camp Summer Associate 2027 in New York. Posted 2026-04-01; applications close 2026-05-31. **Apply**: https://kearney.recsolu.com/jobs/sk7Zw8_c70krl7hEfMs8yw?job_board_id=EPd41qlA4_03IncZMnWyRQ Posted 21d ago. ## Role details ## Program Overview We invite you to apply to the Kearney Consulting Boot Camp in our Chicago office on Thursday, June 11 – Friday, June 12, 2026. The Boot Camp, presented by Black@Kearney and co-presented by the HOLÁ Network (Hispanic Origin and Latin American), aims to provide newly admitted MBA students starting in Fall 2026 with two days of learning about the firm, networking with Kearney consultants and other incoming MBA candidates, and participating in practice case interviews. Speakers from Black@Kearney and the HOLÁ Network will be featured. 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. Submit your cover letter, CV, and academic transcripts (DOC or PDF) via our website before Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM CT. ## Key Dates - Intro to Kearney Webinar: April 24, 2026 — sign up here: http://kearney.recsolu.com/app/collect/event/q35BXpY79Ve9hMuGIqsvDA - Case Prep Webinar: June 5, 2026 — boot camp attendees, invite only - Boot Camp (in-person in Chicago): June 11–12, 2026 - Interviews for 2027 Summer Associate position: mid-July 2026 ## Job Description As a Summer Associate at Kearney, you will work alongside a dedicated and diverse team for 10 weeks and contribute to consulting project teams, offering honest advice and practical guidance to clients. With the freedom to be yourself and recognition for what you bring, join us for the summer and help build a future that works for everyone, everywhere—as a Kearney Original. ## What to Expect - Gain hands-on experience and broaden your knowledge in an open, agile, and collaborative environment. - Support project workstreams by gathering and analyzing data and conducting competitor assessments. - Assist in creating recommendations and implementing co-created solutions for clients across diverse industries and service practices. - Receive structured on-the-job learning and development opportunities, including a dedicated mentor who will provide guidance throughout the internship. ## Who You Are At Kearney, we value collaboration, insights, and curiosity. We seek problem-solvers who question the first answer, bring their authentic perspectives, and contribute from day one. ### Qualifications - Ready to share 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 an MBA program - 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 rank the practices. - Communications, Media, and Technology (CMT): Telecommunications, media, and technology offerings across the value chain, including strategy, product development, customer interaction, digital enablement, operations, procurement, large-scale cost programs, transformation, and supply chain. - Consumer Industry and Retail Practice (CIRP): Transform operations to gain competitive advantage and market share in today’s consumer industries. - Digital & Analytics (D&A): Address challenges with pragmatism, innovation, and results. The practice focuses on digital, data, AI, and analytics for strategic operations and technology-driven transformations. - Energy & Processes (EPI): Focus on Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Metals & Mining, or ESG/Sustainability, collaborating across practices on cutting-edge projects. - General Practice (GP): Generalist role with no formal practice alignment; post-MBA level consulting across industries, with specialization expected by the manager level. - Healthcare and Life Sciences (HLS): Teams with biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, distributors and pharmacies, payers and providers, and consumer health. - Mobility, Defense, and Advanced Industries (MDI): Automotive, aerospace and defense, transportation, travel, industrial products, and infrastructure, spanning the end-to-end mobility value chain. - Private Equity and Principal Investors (PEPI): Involves end-to-end M&A activities, including deal strategy, diligence, pre/post-close planning, divestitures, and corporate transformation; based in Chicago or New York. - Strategy, Growth & Organization Transformation (SG&OT): Focus on organizational structure, processes, and people, including G&A processes like finance, accounting, and HR. - Strategic Operations (SOP): Cross-industry operations focus, with opportunities 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. ## Equal Employment Opportunity Kearney is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We recruit, hire, train, promote, and provide employment conditions without regard to gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other differences protected by law. We provide reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices. 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