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Consulting Cover Letter

CaseInterview.com

Between a resume and cover letter , most job applicants will tell you that the resume is more important. While your resume provides a more complete summary of your education, skills, and experiences, the cover letter also plays a very important role during the application process.

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The Importance of a Consulting Cover Letter

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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. Your Cover Letter Tips Got Me an LEK Offer . Here's why it works.

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More on Networking to Get a Consulting Interview

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I suggest you network with anyone within a management consulting firm regardless of whether they are involved in recruiting or consulting resume screening. Then in your cover letter, you tell the reader how much networking you've done, who you have met, what you have discovered and why you like the firm (be specific).

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Creating More Value Than You Capture

Tom Spencer

The internet changes this long established status quo, by allowing small groups with limited funding to build sustainable platforms: blogs, forums, social networks, and paid-subscription services. Template Cover Letter. How to Create a Killer Cover Letter. Guide to Management Consulting. Image: Pexels.

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How to get a case interview

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What you will learn: Learn how to market yourself through your resume and cover letter so that you will get the interview. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Get You the Interview.

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Facing Rejection from Consulting Firms

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Either your academic credentials or work experiences were not impressive enough (by their standards) or your cover letter didn't stand out enough. The cover letter is very, very, very important. Did I mention the consulting cover letter is very important? I wrote an entire blog post on this 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. Check out his blog here. For my new readers, here are some recommended and popular articles for you to browse: Management Consulting and the Consulting Industry 101. Top 10 Resume Tips.