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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. 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

Management Consulting Prep

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. It is not like “Never hire below 3.6”. GPA is just one of the many important factors screeners use to evaluate. There are many passing cases with low GPA.

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

Management Consulted

*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 to new readers plus a few questions answered

Management Consulted

Top 10 Resume Tips. It showed me the “benchmark” that I need to meet in order to be successful in business. I’ve been helping friends/colleagues looking to enter management consulting for years with their resumes, cover letters, interviews, and questions. Management Consulting versus Investment Banking.

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China Starts Witch Hunt for Those Obstructing Government Efforts to Prop Up Stocks

MishTalk

After standing on the sidelines for more than a week, the government resumed large-scale stock-buying in the last hour of trade on Thursday. This helped to lift the Shanghai benchmark index from a small loss to end the day up more than 5 per cent. The market rose by almost 5 per cent again on Friday.

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

Management Consulted

This depends on the company and the particulars of your position, but corporate strategy folks are often responsible for both project-based and recurring work (eg, setting benchmarks and doing performance analytics). I offer resume editing and interview prep. We offer resume editing and interview prep.

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Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips

Management Consulted

While originally founded as an independent strategic firm, Archstone Consulting was acquired by leading enterprise benchmarking firm The Hackett Group in 2009. Access their events calendar to find out when and where you can network with someone from the firm and make sure you have your consulting-ready resume ready to leave with them.