Sample cover letter for Full Time position at BCG

I am writing to apply to the Associate position with BCG. About more than a month ago, I had a chance to talk to one of the associates at BCG’s Chicago office. Jason Riddell talked about his work at BCG, and how he ended up finding the right niche for himself in working with retail clients. He also talked about BCG‘s interesting externship program and the opportunity to explore an industry for a year through this program. That conversation wasn’t the only reason, but was a significant motivator for me to make a decision.

I have previous internship experiences with GE working on a software product, with Toyota, working with a project management team, overseeing the firm’s expansion in north America and with Accenture Consulting as a summer consulting analyst working on a major healthcare project with the California Government. I have interned in Silicon Valley, with a stealth startup, reinventing their sales process and saving them the entire monthly fees for their CRM platform and reducing their payroll costs around 50%. Finally, I co-founded an energy company with a group of seasoned entrepreneurs with a goal of delivering clean energy to underserved areas of the world.

All of these experiences, along with my volunteer and administrative roles at school, have transformed me into a team player and team builder, innovator, self-leaner and linear thinker. What I can bring to table for BCG is first, my teamwork-based lifestyle, that I have a track record of it, second, a goal oriented, linear problem solving mindset and third, an eagerness to find the gaps in my skillset and fill them with learning through teamwork.

I think BCG is the right environment for me to start my consulting career. BCG has a larger emphasis on creative and innovative work and a stronger focus on both teamwork and individual contribution compared to the main competitors, McKinsey and Bain. BCG also has a unique focus on a customized approach to client problems in a collaborative environment. These two main differences create the best match for my background and future plans, providing learning from teamsmanship and practicing innovation, and therefore are the basis of my decision to choose BCG.

Finally, I would like to have an opportunity to discuss more about myself and hear about BCG, first hand from BCGers. I would like to express my strong interest to join the BCG team and want to be considered for an interview. If you have any question or if there is any piece of information missing, feel free to reach out to me over the phone or email.