Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges—the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.
You will leverage a solid understanding of business trends, issues and concepts to effectively and efficiently respond to research questions by delivering synthesized, actionable facts and insights.
In this role, you will perform a variety of analyses such as benchmarking, trend identification, industry profiling, market sizing, growth projections and opportunity scanning to add value to problem-solving discussions. You will also identify the key issues for the problem at hand and determine the most appropriate solution, effectively balancing quality, availability, timeliness and cost factors.
Additionally, you'll provide synthesis, insight and client implications in written memos, models and frameworks. Lastly, you’ll also use advanced analytics tools to prepare and analyze large datasets to distill insights.
You’ll be based in our San Jose, Costa Rica office as part of our Costa Rica Client Capabilities Hub and specifically on our United States and Canada research team. Colleagues in our global Client Capabilities Network deliver distinctive client impact through assets and expertise and are driven by a culture of innovation.
The US and Canada research team is a group of analysts across two locations who work with global consulting teams and clients with a special focus on US/Canada region on topics related to demographics, business environment, public sector and macroeconomics. In addition to providing a perspective in the above domains, the team is engaged in proactively building new capability areas to deploy in client situations in deeper ways.
We have deep expertise in company research, intellectual property analytics, sustainability and niche industry topics. We also specialize in state and local public sector topics particularly in economic development, workforce development and education. Also, we have an advanced toolkit of analytic and data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI and more.
In addition to client service, there is a knowledge development aspect of your role. As a service line, we are constantly investing in knowledge development to ensure we bring best-in-class approaches and resources to our clients. You will spend some portion of your time building our team’s knowledge, for example, in the form of codified expertise, standardized approaches to recurring questions, or Excel/Tableau-based analytics tools.
Our Global Client Capabilities Network includes more than 3,000 diverse professionals delivering distinctive client impact through assets and expertise, driven by a culture of innovation. You will work with this group to help develop, codify, sanitize and manage our global knowledge portal which includes more than 50,000 documents that form the backbone of our firm's knowledge management.
This internship position is a 12-month full-time opportunity for students or new professionals looking to gain that extra step towards their professional development.
Please note: This internship cannot be used to satisfy the requirements of the Professional Practice.
Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.
When you join us, you will have:
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