| Not getting an internship your junior year will probably have a negative effect on getting a job in consulting, however the study abroad experience is pretty amazing. have you looked into possible internship opportunities with American firms in Japan while you are there? If you are fluent in Japanese I think this would be a viable option and certainly help you get a job out of college.
It won't be impossible to get a job in consulting even if you just do the study abroad thing (assuming you have some prior experience or your resume is strong) it will just be more difficult. A lot of times firms will offer their summer interns full time jobs--the advantage here is that while everyone else is scrambling through the job search senior year of college, you can sit back, relax, and enjoy your last year of freedom.
If you have some prior work experience and you have a decent resume now I don't think doing the study abroad thing would hurt all that much. It will probably look good to most recruiters. |