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Hey there guys! I am very delighted to find this great website (thank you Tom!) and happy to see good discussion from the members. I'm a recent grad with a Bach Business degree (economics major) and only a month ago I have decided to jump start my career via management consulting. I am the type of person who has a wide range of interest and find it difficult to settle on an area, this would probably explain my 'late bloomer' situation. As Business was a plan b for me I didn't graduate with a good gpa and without a precise career direction, I missed out on alot of intern/work experience opportunities during my uni years. Fast forward to now, I've narrowed down on what I'm looking for in terms of career aspirations and decided to start/commit with mc. I have my Marc Cosentino, Victor Cheng, several big 3 interview practise cases and Sheryl Sandberg to keep me motivated. With the crappy gpa and utter lack of background, I've decided to widen my scope into boutique/smaller consulting firms. However as 95% of the grad career opportunities & entry roles are currently closed, I've taken some time out of application, into networking (mostly virtual as there aren't much mc related public seminars in Melbourne and most of my peers are economists or finance/bankers) and reading up case studies. But one of the biggest problem is I don't have sufficient relevant work experience to show hiring companies. What would you reckon to be a good way to gain entry into the field given my situation? Am I on the right track? Is there anything I might have missed? What's a good way to find a mentor in this field without having a strong network? Thanks in advance for your time : ) - Rebecca ps. I'm keen on buddying up to practise interview cases via skype or in person (if you're in my area that is)!