Cover Letters Still Matter—Even If They’re Not Required
Harvard Business
MARCH 26, 2025
In a competitive job market, a great one can make all the difference.
Advanced Consulting Resumes – Video Overview
Management Consulted
MAY 11, 2014
Recently, we released a video series on Consulting Resumes 101. Today, we continue where we left off with advanced tips to help guide you as you craft and edit your consulting resume. In the following videos, we take a deep dive on consulting resume specifics. We: Share consulting resume formatting tips.
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Consulting Cover Letter
CaseInterview.com
APRIL 9, 2019
11 Tipsfor thePerfect ConsultingCover Letter with an Example (2019 Update). Between a resume and cover letter , most job applicants will tell you that the resume is more important. Your cover letter can make a big difference when applying for a management consulting position.
Advanced Consulting Resumes – Video Overview
Management Consulted
MAY 11, 2014
Recently, we released a video series on Consulting Resumes 101. Today, we continue where we left off with advanced tips to help guide you as you craft and edit your consulting resume. In the following videos, we take a deep dive on consulting resume specifics. We: Share consulting resume formatting tips.
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Writing the Perfect Consulting Resume: 4Tips toWriting Your Resume with an Example.
CaseInterview.com
APRIL 17, 2019
For almost any professional job, applicants are required to provide a resume and cover letter to demonstrate their qualifications. Your resume is one of the most important documents during the application process, as it acts as a summary of your education, experience, and skillset. Academic Performance.
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The Importance of a Consulting Cover Letter
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.
How to Get Hired When AI Does the Screening
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Five ways to prepare for an AI-assisted hiring process—from resume to interview.
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Cover Letter for Management Consulting: The Complete Writing Guide and Examples
Management Consulting Prep
MARCH 27, 2020
Management Consulting Resume Cover Letter for Management Consulting: The Complete Writing Guide and Examples Every year, big 3 consulting firms McKinsey, BCG, and Bain (MBB) receive a million applications and reject more than 80% of them even before interviews. CV and cover letters are your only chance to impress recruiters.
3 Ways Management Consulting Applications Differ from Traditional Ones
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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Free Resources to Help with Your Consulting Application
Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 10, 2018
How to Create a Killer Cover Letter. Template Cover Letter. How to Create a Winning Resume. Template Resume. We have taken the time to put together 14 consulting resources that you can download right now for free: Putting Your Application Documents Together. Guide to Management Consulting. Where to Apply?
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LEK Interview Cover Letter
CaseInterview.com
OCTOBER 31, 2019
That was when I came across your site and sent you an email on how I should write my cover letter, which you kindly replied to as well. For you, I wanted to point out that recently, I revised and added new online tutorials and articles on how to write a consulting cover letter and what employers look for in a consulting resume.
Welcome to new readers plus a few questions answered
Management Consulted
DECEMBER 27, 2008
Top 10 Resume Tips. I’ve been helping friends/colleagues looking to enter management consulting for years with their resumes, cover letters, interviews, and questions. Get the Management Consulted email newsletter: We offer resume editing and interview prep. Management Consulting versus Investment Banking.
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5 reasons to sign up for a Management Consulting Bootcamp (registration now open!)
Management Consulted
JULY 8, 2013
For the low price of $575, each participant receives a complete resume / cover letter edit ($350), the MC Book Bundle ($195) and 8 hours of group instruction (priceless). We also get you started on a resume and cover letter edit completed by the MC team before the date of the Bootcamp.
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Black Belt Supreme closes May 31!
Management Consulted
MAY 18, 2014
Do I have to complete my resume/cover letter edit right away? Want some even better news? Because we’re initially launching Black Belt Supreme in beta, we won’t be charging a penny more for the significantly upgraded content. You can start the editing process at any time – our services never expire.
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Management Consulted
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
this year (includes a full resume/cover letter edit and our MC Book Bundle). *. While Julie conducted 2 resume reviews at a time in one room, Jenny Rae moderated a case interview panel with consultants from BCG, PwC, Analysis Group, Capital One and Oliver Wyman. The answer might surprise you.
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Black Belt Supreme (BBS) November Session Closes Oct. 31!
Management Consulted
OCTOBER 25, 2014
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. With only 30 available spots and 12 already filled, there are only 18 slots left. We offer 10 1:1 sessions to practice what we preach.
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Rocking an IBM interview from a non-target school: Ashley’s story
Management Consulted
AUGUST 13, 2012
We started with a resume/cover letter edit, and later completed interview preparation. Ashley worked with us in the Fall of 2011 to break into consulting from a non-target school. Ashley had a strong background – she had completed a number… Read Article.
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Rocking an IBM interview from a non-target school: Ashley’s story
Management Consulted
AUGUST 13, 2012
We started with a resume/cover letter edit, and later completed interview preparation. Ashley worked with us in the Fall of 2011 to break into consulting from a non-target school. Ashley had a strong background – she had completed a number… Read Article.
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100 Management Consulted Goes to London (and Beyond)
Management Consulted
DECEMBER 28, 2014
Many questions were asked about resumes, cover letters and the importance of inserting a cover letter with their applications. Another said, “I loved the elevator pitch, walk me through your resume, and hero stories. One said, “My favorite thing about the day was the frank, open, insider info.
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How to Find a New Job: An HBR Guide
Harvard Business
JANUARY 12, 2022
From updating your resume to acing the interview, we’ve got you covered.
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174 Preparing for Your Consulting Application
Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 17, 2018
The HR person will look at your Resume, Cover Letter, and Transcript and decide whether you are qualified to attend a first round interview. Craft exceptional application materials (Cover letter and Resume). Building an exceptional Resume and Cover Letter requires a good framework and templates.
3 ways financial advisory consulting bests strategy consulting
Management Consulted
JULY 22, 2013
If you’re taking a consulting position or internship to bulk up a resume as a stepping stone until you switch to a larger firm, the larger firm will want to see a brand name work experience (both your firm and the client firm) over your ability to serve a company that is 1/100th of their size. A: Brand name always wins.
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Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 3, 2018
How to Create a Killer Cover Letter. Template Cover Letter. How to Create a Winning Resume. Template Resume. Fortunately, we have taken the time to put together 14 free consulting resources that you can download right now: Putting Your Application Documents Together. Guide to Management Consulting.
2017 price changes at Management Consulted
Management Consulted
JANUARY 4, 2017
Black Belt Interviewer will go from $1600 to $1800, and will no longer include Excel for Consulting, the Resume and Cover Letter Bootcamp – Online, and Networking for Consulting. Our Resume/CV editing service go from $250 to $295. Our Cover Letter editing service will go from $150 to $195.
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How to Get an Economic Consulting Job
Tom Spencer
MARCH 18, 2022
Pre-interview: Polish your Resume and Cover Letter. Even though you might be inclined to submit the same resume and cover letter to all consulting companies, you are strongly advised to change a few things when targeting economic consulting firms. Be prepared to talk about past research projects.
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Black Belt Supreme 2017 Closes May 31st!
Management Consulted
MAY 21, 2017
Do I have to complete my resume/cover letter edit right away? The webinars will all happen in June and July, and we’d recommend that you do at least 3-4 sessions during that time frame so you can put what you’re learning into practice, but you can use the hours at any time.
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5 Tips for Freshmen to Tackle the Recruiting Process
Tom Spencer
MARCH 11, 2022
Build out your resume. The most important tool at your disposal in the recruitment process is your resume. All the case prep, interview practice, and networking in the world will be for naught if your resume lets you down. Additionally, make sure you update your resume regularly, as you gain new experiences and new GPAs.
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88 Networking How To – Building Your Consulting Asset File
Management Consulted
JULY 1, 2012
who are in a position to offer you an interview or at the very least give you up-to-the-minute information on recruiting cycles or tailoring your resume/cover letter for their specific firm. resumes, interviews, etc.) at an early stage and have great experience to add to your resume. Professors. consulting jobs'
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Networking to Get McKinsey, Bain & BCG Offers
CaseInterview.com
MAY 9, 2019
I did the same for resume questions, i.e., I tried to structure my answers to questions like "Why our firm?" What you have to realize about this role of reading consulting resumes and cover letters is this. Out of 400 applications, I would say about 350 of them were clear and obvious mail merge cover letters. --.
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Consulting Resume– The Ultimate Guide on How to Write the Perfect Consulting Resume
CaseInterview.com
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
For almost any professional job, applicants are required to provide a resume and cover letter to demonstrate their qualifications. Your resume is one of the most important documents during the application process, as it acts as a summary of your education, experience, and skillset. First Name *. Unsubscribe at any time.
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52 Improve Your Resume by Turning Bullet Points into Stories
Harvard Business
MAY 4, 2016
Updating your LinkedIn profile and resume. 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. You know the standard advice. ” Résumé Story.
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70 Tour Recap – Day 7 (New York Consulting Bootcamp)
Management Consulted
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
As a part of the Bootcamp package, we currently offer our entire MC Book Bundle as well as a resume and cover letter edit to each person in attendance. From those who signed up on the first day to our late-comers, everyone showed up ready to party (as much as you can on a Sunday when you’re prepping for consulting interviews).
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Management Consulting Resume – The Ultimate Guide on How to Write the Perfect Management Consulting Resume
CaseInterview.com
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
For almost any professional job, applicants are required to provide a resume and cover letter to demonstrate their qualifications. Your resume is one of the most important documents during the application process, as it acts as a summary of your education, experience, and skillset. First Name *. Unsubscribe at any time.
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LinkedIn Hacks for Management Consulting Applicants
Tom Spencer
JUNE 2, 2023
A candidate might spend hours on their resume and cover letter but put little thought into their LinkedIn profile other than a profile picture and a cheesy blurb in the “about” section. Although it may be less important than a resume, it is a crucial way to sell yourself as a qualified candidate.
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103 The MC Consulting Interview Bootcamp – Sunday, Sept. 7 in NYC!
Management Consulted
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
Then, after the Bootcamp, you keep getting extra value: Complete Resume/Cover Letter edit with MC staff MC Book Bundle (6 books – a $195 value) A $50 discount code if you’d like to work with us on 1:1 interview prep. 1PM – 2PM - Case Frameworks. 2PM – 3PM - Case Openings. Who leads the day?
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Tour Recap – Day 5 (Yale)
Management Consulted
SEPTEMBER 14, 2013
We had the morning “off” on Friday in New York, which really just meant catching up with our standard full-time job – answering your emails, editing your resumes and cover letters and meeting with clients for interviews.
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Advanced Consulting Fit Interviews – Video Overview
Management Consulted
FEBRUARY 8, 2015
You’ve done all your homework on the firm, networked your butt off, and crafted the pristine consulting resume and cover letter. Here they are: Walk Me Through Your Resume. So you’ve made it a long way already. You’re electrified and perhaps a tad nervous, or perhaps very nervous. Why Consulting?
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100 Black Belt Supreme 2015 closes May 31 (or when capacity is reached)!
Management Consulted
MAY 13, 2015
Do I have to complete my resume/cover letter edit right away? Want some even better news? We don’t charge a penny more for the significantly upgraded support available to you on Black Belt Supreme! You can start the editing process at any time – our services never expire.
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100 More on Networking to Get a Consulting Interview
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. Then in your cover letter, you tell the reader how much networking you've done, who you have met, what you have discovered and why you like the firm (be specific).
Flip the Script: Six Steps to Reinvent Your Career
Tom Spencer
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Identify these transferable skills, such as communication, problem-solving, leadership, project management, and technical abilities, and highlight them in your resume and interviews. Tailor your resume and cover letter to highlight your transferable skills and align them with the requirements of your target role.
How to get a case interview
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.
Case Interview Foundations: 6 Types of Case Interviews
Management Consulted
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
So, after writing the perfect resume and cover letter, and preparing at least 6 Hero Stories, it’s time to face the music.
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Tour Recap – Day 1 (Georgia Tech)
Management Consulted
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
Our guidelines: 60 attendees minimum, you book the room, and we have an absolute blast for 2 hours together walking through our FREE Bootcamp Lite overview of Resumes/Cover Letters, Networking, Fit Interviews and Case Interviews. So…come on, British folk!
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Starting your Consulting Journey as a College Student
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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