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Career Launchpad: The value of joining an MBB Firm

Tom Spencer

I wanted to dive deep into the transportation industry and build my expertise and network there. Additionally, experience at an MBB firm can add significant value to a resume, hopefully leading to better career opportunities and higher earning potential in the long term.

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MBA Countdown: Timing for Your MBA Application Package

Tom Spencer

Update your resume and identify potential recommenders Update your resume to reflect your most recent achievements and tailor it to highlight leadership, impact, innovation and collaboration. Additionally, finish updating your resume and ensure all new accomplishments are included; keep everything to 1 page!

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Art of the Ask: How to Get a Standout MBA Recommendation

Tom Spencer

Provide the recommender with your resume, a summary of your achievements, and the key points you’d like them to cover. Jeff Zhang currently serves as a Consultant at McKinsey, specializing in private equity, transportation, technology, and sustainability sectors.

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Write a Failure Resume to Learn What Makes You Succeed

Harvard Business

In the introduction to the unusual resume, Haufhoser notes that he didn’t come up with the idea himself. At Bessemer, they are entries in its publicly available “Anti-Portfolio” — basically a Failure Resume for its partners. Go ahead and write your Failure Resume. billion acquisition by eBay.”

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Management Consulted Goes to London (and Beyond)

Management Consulted

As if traveling across the ocean on the plane wasn’t enough, we felt it necessary to use as many forms of transportation as necessary…so we took a train up to Durham University. Many questions were asked about resumes, cover letters and the importance of inserting a cover letter with their applications.

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8 Key Elements of Your MBA Application Package

Tom Spencer

Resume – 15% Your resume is the first document that the Admissions Committee will look at, and so gives a first impression of your profile, and contextualizes your essays and recommendations. It is important to regularly revisit and refine your resume to ensure that it is polished and compelling. Stay tuned!

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Abt Associates Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

If you take public transport, they’ll give you a transport subsidy. The very first stage of recruiting at Abt is their online application, where you will upload your resume for screening. Once you get to the face to face interviews, you need to make sure you know how to walk through your resume with precision.