Management Consulted

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Q: Your blog has been valuable and I am a big fan of your work. Plus, it will be a bit of insurance to have a full-time offer if you do consider going through fall recruiting – it will relieve much of the stress. Q: Great blog, terrific resource, helped me get an offer at PwC New York practice. Just shoot us a note.).

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 6, 2020

I receive 2-3 LinkedIn messages per day asking to schedule a call so that I can share my personal experience in consulting, answer recruiting-related questions, and sometimes even review a resume on the spot. I’m in the midst of recruiting and have some questions about company X. Don’t skip this step on LinkedIn. Final thoughts.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 21, 2022

While there are multiple blogs on networking tips and tricks to help you build your late-stage network (right before applying to jobs), there are steps you can take early in college that will ease the networking process. Do not expect professors to have recruiters for your dream firm on speed dial. So why attend early?

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 9, 2019

Between a resume and cover letter , most job applicants will tell you that the resume is more important. While your resume provides a more complete summary of your education, skills, and experiences, the cover letter also plays a very important role during the application process. Tip 3 — LinkYour Cover Letter to Your Resume.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 29, 2009

Recently I started a blog to pursue the joy of writing, it’s about college and careers. As long as you take care of your GPA , these experiences show initiative, build your network, and are extremely valuable during the recruiting process. At my time in A.T. Kearney, the firm and my colleagues have been very good to me.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This blog will help shed some light on what to expect and how to prepare for behavioral assessments. Recruiters are assessing your background, your project experience, and your ability to fit into the company. HireVue is software that recruiting teams use during the interview process. What to Expect. Phone Screens.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 15, 2021

MBA consulting recruiting season starts every fall. I am commenting purely on recruiting for a post-MBA consulting position. They generally learn about it through formal campus based recruiting events, their Consulting Club, or the constant pressure to network and talk to lots of consulting professionals.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

1) On campus / Send in your Application - Recruiting. When I was at Stanford, McKinsey would come on campus to recruit in December or January each year (I forget the exact month). Hint - recruiting coordinators have a slow season, and I had contacted this person during her slow month. The story above is an example of #2.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 2, 2022

You connect with company recruiters, university alumni, and your peers and classmates to build a vast community of connections. The purpose of this blog is to identify a few places where continued networking is important as well as for the best ways to do it. Networking is a key part of obtaining your first job after graduation.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 4, 2022

There is a lot to think about when preparing for consulting interviews , and you may want to check out some of our other blog posts and guides for preparing your resume , creating your cover letter , and improving your network. Frameworks. Experiential Questions. Case Studies. Presentations.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

If you're not already familiar with LinkedIn , it began, basically, as a place to post your online business profile/resume and connect with others in your field to grow your network using a "six degrees of separation" model. Temkin, and add that the process of vetting potential board members is a continuous one.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 15, 2019

As a former consulting resume and cover letter reader for McKinsey, and someone who has reviewed thousands of applications, I have noticed an interesting trend. Most cover letters stink, and many resumes emphasize the wrong things. Most people obsess over resume format -- what font size, margins, etc. Here's why it works.

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Comatch

JULY 15, 2022

Recruiting salespeople is a critical task. . As a result, most organizations look for direct competitor candidates based only on their resumes, to ensure that they get the right talent that can hit the ground running. Recruiting top talent is not an exact science. But, It’s not that simple: consider the hidden costs!

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

I suggest you network with anyone within a management consulting firm regardless of whether they are involved in recruiting or consulting resume screening. Your goal is not to contact people who can help you in recruiting. My response is networking, if done properly, is never taken as a negative. Very hard to predict.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Here are 5 tips to land a position with this innovative company: Do Your Research – Know about the company, read their blogs, be up to date on what’s posted on their social media sites, and be ready to talk about it during the interview. Be ready to take notes and have your resume with you. Be Prepared – Don’t be late.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

BUCK CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. After Buck receives your resume, successful applicants are shortlisted and a time is set up for a phone interview. Buck Consultants Blog. The firm hosts info sessions and career fairs at dozens of schools across the US. University of California, Los Angeles. BUCK CONSULTANTS LINKS.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

Private equity firms also enjoy recruiting former consultants. Consulting also provides a powerful resume stamp of pedigree that makes many other professionals stand up and take notice. Just as a Harvard or Stanford on a resume catches people's eye, so does a McKinsey or Bain.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 10, 2019

The first step in the application process where cuts are made would be the Consulting Resume and Cover Letter Screen. get an awful lot of resumes out of the blue -- but historically they. have done the majority of recruiting out of the schools (under grad, MBA, JD, MD, PhD). what's impressive on the resume and what's not.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

Unlike Bain or LEK, the firm doesn’t restrict itself to junior hiring and you have a great opportunity to learn some grand consulting processes and get a brand name on your resume with absolutely no experience. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . How To Write a Management Consulting Resume. Target Schools.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

What you will learn: Learn how to market yourself through your resume and cover letter so that you will get the interview. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. Your resume needs to show all of these skills. Academic Performance.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 7, 2016

You’ve aced your case interview prep , you’ve got a killer resume and now you’re ready for the interview process. Be prepared for 2-3 rounds of interviews, the first of which may consist of connecting with a recruiter for a phone screen. HBR Blog: Netflix, Starbucks and the Power of Latent Demand (January 23, 2015).

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

ZS ASSOCIATES INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. At ZS Associates, 57% of hiring comes from campus recruitment, 26% apply online, 10% through employee referrals and 7% through hiring agencies. ZS Associates Blog. The entire process of hiring takes from two weeks to three months. University of Michigan. University of Pennsylvania.

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING . Know your resume inside out so that you can walk your interviewer through your highlights reel with ease. Or maybe you already have an interview with BAH and would like to make sure you’re up to speed with your resume and any potential cases that may pop up. Applying to BAH?

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

I got a slight edge in the McKinsey recruiting process by accident. The person never returned my call and passed along my consulting resume to the McKinsey recruiting coordinator instead. A resume attached to an in-person conversation or a face is more meaningful than an anonymous resume or CV.

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Management Consulted

MAY 5, 2015

What started off as an informal blog about management consulting with just a few readers became interview prep sessions, resume edits, videos on YouTube and Vimeo, books and the presentations we give at colleges around the world. Peak recruiting season is just around the corner – get started today !

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Management Consulted

JUNE 23, 2015

What started off as a casual blog about management consulting with just a few readers became interview prep sessions, resume edits, videos on YouTube and Vimeo, books and the presentations we give at colleges around the world. Peak recruiting season is just around the corner – get started today !

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

I beg to ask your opinion: from a recruiter's side, which job (of these four, hypothetically) would you think is the best choice for those who aim to join consulting in the future as their first job? The brand value should no longer be the determining factor, as they truly are equal enough to get someone to actually read your resume.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 21, 2006

(This is another older article that I'm posting to the blog to add it to the archives. Perhaps you are looking to add a leadership component to your volunteer activities and resume. Your local Volunteer Center may also be aware of boards that are recruiting new members. Use this as an opportunity to ask about the organization.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Coming from a school which McKinsey did not recruit at, I had to reach out to many people to seek referral. Out of the 50 people, every single person from McKinsey told me that McKinsey just does not recruit from my school, and then told me to think about post-MBA trial. I am from a second tier school in [ U.S.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 10, 2019

So getting the interview is a function of 1) your consulting resume , and 2) your cover letter. To solve that problem, make sure the information on your resume is competitive and the cover letter is extremely strong. I wrote an entire blog post on this here.

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SkillQuo

APRIL 3, 2018

Although precise niches of skills are always likely to be of interest to consulting firms that are recruiting new hires, recent trends show that firms are looking for more holistic skills among their recruits. This platform allows freelance experts to post their resumes in order to be considered for projects with PwC clients.

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LSA Global

APRIL 27, 2020

The option of interviewing and hiring virtually, rather than through typical in-person interviews, is quickly becoming the new norm as recruiters and hiring managers adapt to social distancing, look to open up their talent pool, and manage travel expenses. Virtual Interview Tips to Hire Top Talent.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Success Story: Thanks for all the help from the websites and your daily blog. Success Story: I just wanted to very briefly reach out, offer my thanks and let you know of my success with consulting recruiting in my final year of a Bachelor of Commerce degree at [ public research university ]. I got the verbal job offer that evening.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I think this internalization is one of the key reasons I came out of the recruiting process with an offer, so thank you for making it so much more accessible! McKinsey" (or any other firm) doesn't make recruiting decisions. On another note, I won't be starting for six months or so and am currently not in school.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 27, 2012

Paper airplanes are fun, but you don’t want your resume to become the vehicle for a recruiter’s mid-afternoon horseplay because you’ve bored them to death. That’s why we’re giving you some guidelines on key resume errors to avoid and things you can do to make it past the first round of reviews.

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Harvard Business

MAY 12, 2016

While on Lesbos, he wrote a blog about his experiences. A year after his sabbatical, our client resumed his career as a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry. Create a blog that allows you to talk about your new passion. He became a public spokesman for a world that seemed to be turning its back on these refugees.

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CaseInterview.com

JANUARY 29, 2020

For example, recruiters will look at two identical resumes — one with a man’s name at the top, and another with a woman’s — and the male's resume will get more interviews. Some career advantages are unalterable and well documented by the empirical evidence.

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