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

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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. That’s why we’re giving you some guidelines on key resume errors to avoid and things you can do to make it past the first round of reviews.

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McKinsey GPA cut-off

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Management Consulting Resume McKinsey GPA Cut-off Do McKinsey, Bain, and BCG have No … but yes! No they don’t have a particular benchmark for GPA. But… … McKinsey GPA cut-off Read More » The post McKinsey GPA cut-off appeared first on Management Consulting Prep. It is not like “Never hire below 3.6”.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

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Bankers do some for roadshows, due diligence, etc but spend 90% of their time in one office until you’re partner-level (this is investment banking; you can expect more travel in private equity and investment management). Relationship with coworkers, managers, and firm. We offer resume editing and interview prep.

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

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*We’re starting this article off assuming that you’ve already knocked some socks off during networking (see here ) and created a masterful resume and cover letter (see here ). Once you’ve passed the resume screen, you’ll be invited in to a local office for a first round interview. Please don’t!

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Welcome All Future Management Consultants – Favorite Posts, Link Roundup, and Reader Questions

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International Management Consulting 101 – we discuss what it’s like to work in an overseas management consulting office. Points and Per Se: Management Consulting Perks – discover the non-salary benefits of a life in strategy consulting, including laptops, expense accounts, and Starwood points. Part 1 here.

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Welcome to new readers plus a few questions answered

Management Consulted

He regularly blogs about management consulting and MBA issues and has sensible, smart advice for just about everything career-related. For my new readers, here are some recommended and popular articles for you to browse: Management Consulting and the Consulting Industry 101. Day in the Life of a Management Consultant (client version).

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Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips

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While originally founded as an independent strategic firm, Archstone Consulting was acquired by leading enterprise benchmarking firm The Hackett Group in 2009. While The Hackett Group’s brain trust is located in Miami, FL, the 11 regional managers who lead Archstone Consulting day-to-day are spread out across the country.