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How to Get an Economic Consulting Job

Tom Spencer

The industry comprises global players like Analysis Group, Cornerstone Research, and Charles River Associates that help hundreds of clients each year with complex economic problems that often require a lot of expert-level testimony and data analysis. Pre-interview: Polish your Resume and Cover Letter.

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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

Develop Strong Quantitative Analysis Skills Consultants are often called upon to solve complex problems, so having strong quantitative analysis skills is essential. For example, you could take classes in statistics, data analysis, or programming, or join a student consulting group or business club.

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Tour Recap – Day 6 (Harvard)

Management Consulted

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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Beating the odds: How to stick out from the crowd

Tom Spencer

As long as it is pertinent to your personality, highlights a unique property of your application and remains discreet, feel free to add a distinguishing mark to your cover letter in this way. Attest your understanding of an issue with a fitting, yet extraordinary example.

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Proposals, Part 1: Why Are They A Waste?

The Consultants Peer Group

Differences: Some of them have a cover letter that introduces the consultant or the consulting firm, the purpose of the proposal, and the main benefits of the project. By the way, if you are interested, here are a few of the ways that some writers of the ‘standard’ consulting proposal template try to differentiate their offerings.

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Generalist vs Specialist Firm Interviews

Tom Spencer

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. As an advanced degree student, I will share my experiences applying for jobs with an engineering Ph.D.

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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

In addition, when learning new kicks and punches, students like myself consult instructors or encyclopedias to help us perfect techniques, much like we consult videos and books when we need to learn new frameworks and methods of analysis.