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Consulting’s Unofficial Interview Hurdle – The Airplane Test

Tom Spencer

There are many steps to take in preparing to apply and interview for a consulting position. If you are just starting out, you will find yourself editing your resume, preparing answers for experiential questions, and practicing business frameworks to use in the case interview. Rather, it can encompass the entire interview.

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Experienced Hire from Harvard breaks in to Healthcare Consulting (Part 2)

Management Consulted

Today, we continue Part 2 (see Part 1 here ) of our interview with Charlie, an experienced Harvard grad who took an unusual path into healthcare consulting, yet leveraged his experience and hard prep work into an offer at Putnam. And so when I ask questions during an interview, I can ask “What’s the size of your firm?

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Demographic vs. Situational Gravitas

CaseInterview.com

For example, if you take two identical resumes -- one with an obviously man’s name versus one with an obviously woman’s name, the man will get more interview invitations. Things like ethnicity, gender, height, and educational achievement determine how others perceive the validity of your ideas.

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Research: The Upsides of Disclosing Your Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Parental Status at Work

Harvard Business

For example, should you talk about your religion at work? In one experimental field study (currently under review at an academic journal), student experimenters sought to apply for job openings in retail stores. Examples of the benefits of disclosure extend beyond religious groups.

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Options for Post Consulting Careers

CaseInterview.com

For example, if a customer complains that customer service is lousy: Why is it lousy? Here are some examples of jobs and roles my friends took after 2 - 3 years at McKinsey. He found that McKinsey on the resume was a liability. The experience in consulting is more akin to CEO-in-training-type experiences.

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Top 5 Consulting Resume Mistakes by Ph.D’s, Postdocs, and Other Advanced Degree Holders

Management Consulted

engineers, med students, JDs, post-docs, interns, practicing MDs or residents, these magical BCG and McKinsey consulting seminars are crash courses, extended job interviews, and sell weekends all rolled into one. 5 Resume Mistakes Advanced Degree Holders Should Avoid At All Costs. Aimed at Ph.D.s, 1 – Focusing on the irrelevant.

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Why Write and Publish Business Articles? For 5 Good Reasons!

Emerson Consulting Group

In a world filled with tweets, ever-breaking news, a thousand TV channels and podcasts galore, is there any point to toiling away at an article, then seeking a journal or magazine willing to publish it? This tactic is a fine example of how published articles can function not only as marketing tools but as selling tools as well.

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