At Harvard's ninth annual Diversity Recruitment Consulting Conference, Kwame Spearman, a panelist from Bain & Company, noted that minority students do not necessarily have the familial or institutional connections that tell them what to expect from a career in consulting. The conference allowed representatives from various consulting firms to answer questions about their duties, the way a sense of community is fostered among diverse people at their workplace and the initiatives their firms use to attract potential recruits.