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Interview Blitz – in London THIS SATURDAY!

Management Consulted

Sign up for one of two services – a power-packed 30 minute live resume review, or a full 60-minute resume review plus live mock interview that will prepare you for the toughest fit and experiential questions. Show up 15 minutes early with your resume and come prepared to show off! It’s a trend we plan to continue.

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LinkedIn Hacks for Management Consulting Applicants

Tom Spencer

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. Quality beats quantity here.

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Consultant Ninja: Classic Consulting Quotes. (Chapter 4, Part 1.

Consultant Ninja

In front of him is a pile of resumes, culled off of monster.com, of people who currently or recently worked at a particular division of a major CPG company, on behalf of the client, another competing CPG company in the same market. I work for a research and consulting firm, and we are doing a survey to understand some broad trends.

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How to Talk to Your Boss When You’re Underperforming

Harvard Business

” You need to figure out if this “is a one-off situation or more of a trend.” Matt Lee works at ResumeGo, a resume writing service company. In looking back, he noted that several of his clients said they didn’t like the formatting of their new resume. “I had to explain it to my boss.”

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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.

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When IQ Matters (and When It Doesn’t)

CaseInterview.com

If you look at the three-decade trends of business research, the data strongly trends toward the importance of non-IQ skills and their relevance to career success. In the early 1990s, McKinsey screened resumes primarily based on GPAs and test scores (a proxy for the IQ score) — the higher, the better. out of 4.0)

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The Importance of a Consulting Cover Letter

CaseInterview.com

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.