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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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

I went through workshops offered by these firms and talked to numerous recruiters and consultants. I did the same for resume questions, i.e., I tried to structure my answers to questions like "Why our firm?" My Reply: Congratulations on the BCG offer, and thank you for sharing the ups and downs in your recruiting process.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Joining a consulting club can provide you with numerous benefits: networking, learning how to do a case study, assistance with resume and cover letter writing, and access to resources to prepare for interviews. The sole purpose of clubs is to provide students with practical experience through learning and relationship building.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

First things first, your consulting application is the most important part of the recruitment process for two reasons. The HR person will look at your Resume, Cover Letter, and Transcript and decide whether you are qualified to attend a first round interview. Try to think about your cover letter following this structure.

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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.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 9, 2017

You know how important your resume is in getting your foot in the door for an interview. Actually, your resume is all-powerful. The whole point of your resume is for the firm to see clearly and quickly what makes you special. If the resume doesn’t communicate this in 10 seconds or less, it’s not complete.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 3, 2023

This will help you tailor your resume and cover letter to the precise skills and traits that each firm is looking for! Plus, many consulting firms recruit MBA graduates directly from business schools. Further, these working professionals will give you keen insights into exactly what it’s like to work at their firm.

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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 Cover Letter That Will Get You the Interview. Your resume needs to show all of these skills.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 25, 2020

Dear university seniors, I really sympathize with the senior year recruiting grind. This is not my subjective interpretation of senior year recruiting. I’m writing this now — before recruiting kicks off — as a reminder to stay strong. Reading Time: 3 minutes. I’m going to painfully lay out your situation.

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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. I had a great cover letter.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 25, 2014

With the crazy recruiting cycle, we know the pressure that you are under and we are here to help you out! Do you have to complete my resume/cover letter edit right away? We include a full resume/cover letter edit so you get personal attention for your story. Never fear!

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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). recruiting sources.

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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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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Before starting your application journey, the very first thing is to understand the recruitment process and selection criteria of those management consulting firms. During this first step, you will need to provide materials like your Cover Letter, Resume and Transcripts/Test scores (GMAT, GRE, etc.).

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Management Consulted

MARCH 5, 2017

work or school experience your resume will not get a second glance. There are a few ways that you can get “USA” on your resume. If you wait until recruiting season, it’s already too late. based candidates, so make sure your resume and cover letter are ready to drop at a moment’s notice! 3.) Skill up!

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 27, 2008

Top 10 Resume Tips. Overview of the Management Consulting Recruiting Process. I’ve been helping friends/colleagues looking to enter management consulting for years with their resumes, cover letters, interviews, and questions. UPCOMING POSTS: More detail on each component of the recruiting process.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 10, 2019

Either your academic credentials or work experiences were not impressive enough (by their standards) or your cover letter didn't stand out enough. The cover letter is very, very, very important. Did I mention the consulting cover letter is very important?

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Management Consulted

JULY 22, 2013

Financial advisory firms recruit from a broader set of schools. They are masterful recruiters with big budgets to entertain prospects, so if you’re interested in the field, check them out – just go in with your eyes wide open. How can I boost my resume to break into strategy consulting? A: Brand name always wins.

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Management Consulted

JULY 10, 2016

It’s no secret McKinsey recruits PhD and APD level candidates, but the process is unique compared to the way the firm hires other candidates. We’re starting this article off assuming that you’ve already knocked some socks off during networking (see here ) and created a masterful resume and cover letter (see here ). *We’re

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Management Consulted

JULY 1, 2012

Before we get started, check out our core post on networking the “normal way” – at info sessions and through target school types of recruiting opportunities. You’ll use your asset file to gain access to recruiters, consultants, etc. For example, the top result from a search on “recruiter at A.T.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

After submitting your initial application, with your resume/CV, cover letter, finished assessments and other supporting documents, HR will typically respond to your application within a week or two. Your resume and cover letter has to impress the recruiters and you only have one chance to make an impression on a firm.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 12, 2017

These are the professionals who will be reviewing your resume, cover letter, and application, and a recommendation from one of these consultants inside the firm will go a LONG way in securing a first-round interview invite. Don’t firms only recruit from top MBA programs? Why is this important?

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 20, 2019

Networks , networks, networks after missing most campus recruiting deadlines. Applies to firms online, sends more cover letters with every rejection. This is the motivation for what happens next: Studies everything in print about management consulting once finding out Deloitte is still recruiting on campus.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Note: if this is the only option, optimize your initial resume and cover letter and ideally have these reviewed by a consultant from the relevant firm.). Firms will always trust their direct measurement of your abilities and character via interviews and tests over and above anything that is written on your resume.

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Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

Updating your LinkedIn profile and resume. But for the most part, recruiters aren’t calling. So how can you make your resume, profile, and interview more effective? Let’s look at how to do this by analyzing the resume and LinkedIn profile of a startup marketing executive. You’re searching for a new job.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

As a recruiter, if you saw a CV from a guy from BCG [ Eastern Europe ] and A.T. From a prestige factor, BCG is the better name to have on the consulting resume , particularly if you are early in your career and you do not have another big brand name employer preceding ATK or BCG.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 21, 2015

I recently had the opportunity to communicate with Janine Clifford, Recruitment & HR Manager at L.E.K. Our graduate recruitment programs runs every March so we will be back on campus and recruitment in March 2016 for positions commencing in February 2017. We are also in the process of recruiting some new Consultants.

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freshminds

JANUARY 22, 2017

With the combined experience of many hiring heads and professional resume hunters, we have condensed the 50+ gripes from CV browsing to present the 10 commandments to perfecting your CV: 1) Take away the face. 3) Don’t try to schmooze the recruiter. No selfies, mugshots, power stances. How many lines of data did you crunch?

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

I hadn't applied during the regular recruiting season as I was planning on going directly to an MBA program and trying to get into consulting afterwards. This was the mental image I had in my mind when I was recruiting (and no information existed anywhere to counter this image. so it seemed like a better fit for me, so I focused.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 10, 2012

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. We offer resume editing and interview prep. Why not go for M/B/B too? when you’re trying to make the case for switching. Stay tuned for our 2013 salaries post coming soon!

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Success Story: Even though I wasn't applying for a consulting job, I read every one of your news letters, and I'm happy to say I will now work at [XXXX], a super-fast growing startup in the use-our-app-get-a-ride space. Submitting a resume internally was exponentially more effective than when I applied for other companies online only.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 23, 2015

After submitting your initial application with your resume/CV, cover letter, and other supporting documents, HR typically will respond to your application within a few days. ” or “Walk me through the steps you took to finish a project on your resume?” Are you an employer,recruiter, or hiring manager?

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Management Consulted

MAY 4, 2014

In addition, I had my resume prepared and started understanding what career paths I could take to be well prepared and knowledgeable when it came to those. Jason: I tried to make sure that I did a complete holistic detailed process when it came to recruiting. Jason: Right. Those started in about late December and January for me.

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Management Consulted

JULY 15, 2015

After submitting your initial application, with your resume/CV, cover letter, and other supporting documents, HR typically will respond to your application within a couple of days. Are you an employer,recruiter, or hiring manager? Are you having difficulty finding qualified candidates to fill your positions?

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

CV/covering letter. He explained that many firms have a marking system with, say, five possible marks for academics, four possible marks for previous work experience, five for extra-curriculars and perhaps one or two for a sound covering letter. I remember a conversation I had with the MIT recruiting team.

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

After submitting your initial application, with your resume/CV, cover letter, and other supporting documents, HR typically will respond to your application within a couple of days. Are you an employer,recruiter, or hiring manager? Are you having difficulty finding qualified candidates to fill your positions?

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 15, 2018

When it comes to recruiting the three big criteria are: networking, application package (cover letter, resume, and transcript), and interview. Even after you get a job, networking is still one of the most essential life skills to have.

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