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From Case Interview Mistakes to Bain Offer

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I interviewed with a number of top firms, and despite feeling well prepared, I wasn't invited to the next round. The first key insight that I got from your resources was the importance of understanding how consultants (the interviewers) think. Your advice on how consultants think was excellent.

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Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips

Management Consulted

ARCHSTONE CONSULTING. Today we highlight Archstone Consulting, a new firm on the block that is quickly making a name for itself in the consulting neighborhood. While originally founded as an independent strategic firm, Archstone Consulting was acquired by leading enterprise benchmarking firm The Hackett Group in 2009.

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Rescue from the trash…avoiding key resume errors that get your consulting application tossed aside

Management Consulted

Paper airplanes are fun, but you don’t want your resume to become the vehicle for a recruiter’s mid-afternoon horseplay because you’ve bored them to death. Follow our tips to ensure your resume makes it into the interview pile, not the trash. They don’t know consulting! 4 Key Traps. #1 How can you tell?

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7 People who NEED to apply to McKinsey in the next 8 days

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For most aspiring consultants, McKinsey is the gold standard. It’s no secret McKinsey recruits PhD and APD level candidates, but the process is unique compared to the way the firm hires other candidates. Once you’ve passed the resume screen, you’ll be invited in to a local office for a first round interview.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

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Booz & Company Interview and Culture. So you have a Booz & Company interview coming up, and you want to be the best candidate they see? In reality, McKinsey, Bain, and Boston Consulting Group are tied for first, so Booz & Company is a close 2 nd place. We want you to nail it. In the U.S. Thank you, Edwin Booz.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

Banking salaries average 50-100% higher than consulting salaries , with the difference increasingly significant as your seniority increases. Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages. 2 LIFESTYLE.

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Welcome to new readers plus a few questions answered

Management Consulted

Thanks to Marquis first and foremost, who is both a fellow Stanford grad and fellow ex-McKinsey consultant. He regularly blogs about management consulting and MBA issues and has sensible, smart advice for just about everything career-related. Day in the Life of a Management Consultant (client version). Top 10 Interview Tips.