SMU Growth-X Consulting

No. We encourage those who are new to consulting and anyone keen on learning more to apply. In fact, majority of our members had no background in consulting prior to joining Growth-X, and they acquired their skillsets through the club’s training and programmes.

With this in mind, our application process has been specifically designed to ensure that it is purely meritocratic to applicants from varied backgrounds. Key traits we are looking out for are strong quantitative reasoning skills, logical critical thinking, clear articulation, and a willingness to learn.

Not at all! We believe the core consulting toolkit of logical problem solving, concise executive-level communication, and stakeholder management serves as a complement to excel in any role you pursue in the future.

Beyond diversity in intake, our alumni and seniors’ placements reflect the versatility of our curriculum. To date, we are well-established with seniors and alumni working across various industries (e.g., consulting, finance, technology, marketing, and sales).

What you give to the club is what you get out of it. The club provides ample opportunities for members step up and accelerate their learning to match your personal drive.

For the first semester, there will be a 3-hour weekly training session conducted in-person. However, that represents the lower limit for our commitment as the club has access to opportunities such as national/international case competitions to hone your skills. During the training phase, we will provide the tools, opportunities, and network for you to maximize your own learning outside of our curriculum as well.

Commitment is expected to rise once client projects are assigned to our analysts. With client engagements on a professional basis, we provide a platform for our analysts to experience the rigor of full-fledged engagement and expect analysts to deliver at the high standards required of a representative of the university.

If you have the capacity to do so, we also encourage members to pursue holistic interests and a vibrant university life.

Training is spearheaded by our two Vice Presidents (Training), Celine and Kai Jun. Both Celine and Kai Jun have robust experience in Consulting originating from prior internships and case competitions.

Additionally, they are supported by a team of experienced year two students who have undergone our training programme and augmented their knowledge through both client-facing projects and internships. Hence, the training department possess solid fundamentals and are well equipped to impart their deep knowledge to the incoming members.

To truly understand what it would be like in Growth-X, we strongly encourage you to speak with our members, be it during our events or reaching out to us via our social media accounts!

While we pride ourselves on our professionalism and accomplishments — both on a club level and on an individual level — you can be assured that we also live by the 'Work Hard, Play Hard' philosophy. Growth-X will show you a nurturing blend of serious mentorship to push yourself to the limit while also providing an environment for warm talks about anything under the sun, ripe with laughter.