Students apply for admission to the Workshop in the spring of their freshman or sophomore years in order to instill a long-term, two or three-year commitment in our students.
Students interested in joining the workshop should attend our information sessions in the Fall and Spring semesters. These information sessions will allow prospective students to learn more about the workshop and members’ experiences in the program, with the formal recruiting process beginning in Jan./Feb. Students who are or may be interested in working in operations consulting are invited to join us for those sessions. This page will be updated with more specific information as the events approach.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Strong academic and leadership performance, both in and out of Kelley.
- Must be a full-time undergraduate student within the Kelley School of Business.
- Must be a freshman or sophomore in good standing with Indiana University.
- Outstanding critical thinking and creative problem-solving abilities.
- Operations-based and globally focused mindset.
- Ideally studying Supply Chain or Operations. However, all Kelley majors are welcome to apply.
- May not currently be enrolled in another workshop at Kelley.
Admissions Process:
The most important aspect of a BOC member is an “operations mindset”, which is determined through two rounds of interviews and various interactions with our workshop members. The first round of interviews will consider the qualifications of the candidate and his or her interest alignment with the Business Operations Consulting Workshop. In the second round of interviews, the recruiting team will focus on determining the candidate’s cultural fit into the cohort and the Workshop.
Many candidates will find the questions to be unusual and thought-provoking, allowing the recruiting team to determine an individual’s critical thinking, structural logic, creativity, operations mindset, and ability to question.
Once a candidate is accepted into the Business Operations Consulting Workshop, they will be ineligible to apply for any other workshop at Kelley. We encourage students to meet with workshop members and professors and learn more about the workshop before they choose to apply to the BOC.
Email List
Sign up for our email list for updates on coffee chats, events, and our application process:
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Pre-Application Coffee Chats
Coffee chats are a great way to learn more about the workshop and hear about the members’ individual experiences. Coffee chats have no dress code, and all begin at the SPEA library’s front desk. Coffee chats are offered the following afternoons; the sign-up link will be sent to our mailing list (use link above):
· September 12th
· September 19th
· September 26th
· October 3rd
· October 17th
· October 24th
· November 7th
· November 14th
Application Information
We are excited to announce recruitment for the next Business Operations and Consulting Workshop cohort! Here is our official application timeline and information:
01/01/2026 – 01/30/2026: Written Application (using the Application Link below)
02/06/2026 – 02/13/2026: Round I Interviews (Group Interview)
02/20/2026 – 02/27/2026: Round II Interviews (Individual Interview)
03/10/2026: Final Decisions Released
The link to apply to the Business Operations Workshop can be found below:
Please email bocwkshp@iu.edu with any questions about the application or in general!