Week 69: Four ways to get a head start on fall recruiting

Week 69: August 15, 2026

Four ways to get a head start on fall recruiting

As you jump back into school, it is helpful to take some time to think about what you want!

If you got a full-time offer, should you take it? If you didn't, how should you determine what to pursue next? How can you use what you've learned this summer to get there?

This is the perfect time to revisit your ProValues exercise and to try PeerView. Not only can you identify how your values and preferences may have changed since the beginning of the summer, but you can also identify what you want to pursue when fall recruiting starts up. If you want to bounce some ideas off our team, we're happy to offer a complimentary 30-minute session to our 100 Week Sprint subscribers.

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To-do's this week

Got 5 minutes? Look over your previous ProValues results and make a quick hypothesis about whether your feelings - both about this job, and about your overall career values - have changed since summer began.

Got 30 minutes? Update your ProValues information and test your summer internship and new roles you're considering. If you expect to be recruiting again, also do PeerView to gain insight on what makes you special. Enter "SCG-PROMO" as the Coupon Code for 50% off the exercise and click "Make Payment"

Got an hour? Use your ProValues results to clarify whether your current position is one you'd like to pursue further, as well as what you'd like to negotiate for when your offer comes through.

Four ways to get a head start on fall recruiting

1. Revisit your ProValues Exercise: A little over a month ago, we asked you to set expectations for when you had just begun your internship. Now that you have finished, this is the perfect time to revisit the exercise; you can identify whether your initial impressions about your internship were correct, along with whether your own thoughts about what you value in a work environment has changed.

But how can you use this information? Whether you have an offer or not, this is the time to stress-test what makes you happy to decide if you want to take the offer. Start testing other options too - are there new things you have thought about exploring? This is a low risk way to achieve that.

You can start leveraging your profile right now as you conduct informational interviews over the summer, and then use it further to narrow down which recruiters you want to talk to come fall. Click here for a reminder of how ProValues works, and get started on identifying what you value in a job - as well as what you don't like so much.

Read on for more ways to jumpstart your recruiting for the fall.

What do you want to negotiate for?

When the time comes that you do get a full-time offer, whether this summer or later in the year, you want to be ready to negotiate. We'll soon discuss how to negotiate your offer - but in the short term, take the time to identify what you want to negotiate for!

As you complete the exercise now and continue clarifying what is important to you in a job, pay close attention to those factors that you might be able to have influence over.

1. Location: if you've always wanted to work internationally, consider trying to negotiate an assignment overseas, or even the opportunity to be abroad indefinitely.

Read on for more thoughts on specific areas where you might want to negotiate your offer - whether it's from your internship firm, or from another company down the road.

Recruiting for Consulting? Looking for extra practice?

If you are looking to elevate your consulting case preparation, especially if you are targeting MBB firms, we offer "Case Preparation for Consulting Careers", a package that offers 10 hours of time with SCG staff experienced in delivering cases at major consulting firms, preparing you for consulting case interviews. It's designed to give you extra practice and a nuanced perspective on consulting recruiting from our professional interviewers to maximize your chance of recruiting success.

How much value could YOU create in an hour?

The reality is that career outcomes - responsibilities, compensation, optionality, and leverage - will be shaped by decisions you make and communicate now, not later. Over the years, our clients have found that career success rewards early, intentional planning. As one of our clients recently said, "I needed to talk to you sooner!" - the longer you wait, the harder it is to help.

If you are looking to invest in yourself and take more control of your career conversations, think about investing an hour with us to create a solid plan for your next career steps. This could include:

Create an action plan to negotiate your full-time offer, or decide whether you will even take it
Plan your outreach for networking to give you a head start on full-time recruiting
Finalize your narrative for full-time recruiting in order to optimize your results
Optimize your recruiting strategy based on our insights from numerous conversations covering consulting, banking, tech, entrepreneurship, PE, VC and investing banking
Strategize how you will get the most out of your 2nd year if taking your full-time offer
Decide on your Plan B (and even Plan C)

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