{"id":4732,"date":"2023-02-22T14:07:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/?p=4732"},"modified":"2023-02-22T14:32:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:32:05","slug":"future-black-leaders-programme-mckinsey-learning-programmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2023\/02\/22\/future-black-leaders-programme-mckinsey-learning-programmes\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Black Leaders Programme &#8211; McKinsey mentoring &amp; work experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjobs.mckinsey.com%2Fevents%2FEventDetails%3FfolderId%3D76052&amp;data=05%7C01%7Chssemployability%40kent.ac.uk%7C9726057743684e02295108db14c10869%7C51a9fa563f32449aa7213e3f49aa5e9a%7C0%7C0%7C638126591522748865%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FwDiZ0QvV0wOPT8oId4%2Be0iwixHysoIXPP8%2FnAg9QQU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Future Black Leaders Programme<\/a> (FBLP). This programme offers talented <strong>first year students<\/strong> who self-identify as Black, the opportunity to receive mentorship from our colleagues, learn more about consulting during a work experience week, and attend McKinsey learning programmes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the FBLP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From June \u2013 December 2023, candidates will be having monthly touchpoints with their McKinsey mentor, have several trainings led by McKinsey consultants, and join a work experience week in the beginning of September.<\/p>\n<p>This program is designed for candidates who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Are currently in their first year of undergraduate studies at a UK or Ireland university (or second year if enrolled in a four-year program)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Have an outstanding record of academic performance and leadership\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Enjoy problem solving and creative thinking\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Are interested in learning more about a career in consulting<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>During the period\u00a0<strong>June &#8211; December 2023<\/strong>, individuals invited to the program will have:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Monthly interactions with your mentor<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0A week of work experience in <strong>September 2023<\/strong>\u00a0to understand what consulting is about<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Access to McKinsey trainings to work on skills (e.g. problem solving, communication and soft skills, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Please note, the program will be set up in a hybrid way, with some elements taking place virtually and some in person (in McKinsey&#8217;s London office).<\/div>\n<div>The work experience will also be planned outside of your academic terms.<\/div>\n<p>Please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjobs.mckinsey.com%2Fevents%2FEventDetails%3FfolderId%3D76052&amp;data=05%7C01%7Chssemployability%40kent.ac.uk%7C9726057743684e02295108db14c10869%7C51a9fa563f32449aa7213e3f49aa5e9a%7C0%7C0%7C638126591522748865%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FwDiZ0QvV0wOPT8oId4%2Be0iwixHysoIXPP8%2FnAg9QQU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">events page<\/a> to learn more about the programme and <strong>apply before April 2nd<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.mckinsey.com\/events\/EventDetails?folderId=76052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apply now!<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2023\/02\/22\/future-black-leaders-programme-mckinsey-learning-programmes\/&amp;t=Future Black Leaders Programme - McKinsey mentoring &amp; work experience' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Future Black Leaders Programme - McKinsey mentoring &amp; work experience%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2023\/02\/22\/future-black-leaders-programme-mckinsey-learning-programmes\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2023\/02\/22\/future-black-leaders-programme-mckinsey-learning-programmes\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2023\/02\/22\/future-black-leaders-programme-mckinsey-learning-programmes\/&amp;title=Future Black Leaders Programme - McKinsey mentoring &amp; work experience' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2023\/02\/22\/future-black-leaders-programme-mckinsey-learning-programmes\/&amp;title=Future Black Leaders Programme - McKinsey mentoring &amp; work experience' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Future Black Leaders Programme (FBLP). This programme offers talented first year students who self-identify as Black, the opportunity to receive mentorship from our colleagues, learn &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2023\/02\/22\/future-black-leaders-programme-mckinsey-learning-programmes\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75552,"featured_media":4735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[141095],"tags":[192010,9658,18227,143781,81238,9650],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4732"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75552"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4732"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4741,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4732\/revisions\/4741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}