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Reader FAQ – “Designer” Consulting Resumes, Late Applications, and Plan Bs

Management Consulted

You’ve bombarded us with insightful questions about resumes, interviews, applications, and how to pick up the pieces and consider alternatives to consulting when you don’t make the cut. Q: I would like to know if you tailor resumes for consulting companies that are specialized in Brand Strategy & Design?

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Starting your Consulting Journey as a College Student

Tom Spencer

Although a club is required to sign a contract with an advisor, it does not have a specific department or student body that governs how the club is run. These types of social events are invaluable as they can give you the chance to ask questions or raise concerns that you wouldn’t raise in an interview. Prioritise academic excellence.

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Reader FAQ: The one-page resume rule, applying overseas, and why our phone number is unlisted

Management Consulted

We offer our time to paying clients for assistance with resume reviews (Power Half Hour), personalized networking advice (1-hour sessions), and Case Interview Prep (Prep Packages). Q: As a client of your editing service, you said I needed to keep my resume to 1 page because of my graduation date.

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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

You successfully interviewed for a position at your dream consulting firm, and you have received and accepted an offer. Maybe you interviewed in the fall but defend your thesis in the spring. Maybe you interviewed in the fall but defend your thesis in the spring. You did it! However, you have multiple months before you begin.

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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Corporate Governance. That being said, Alvarez & Marsal are still a prestigious and exciting firm, so working there will not look bad on your resume. ALVAREZ & MARSAL INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. The interview process at Alvarez & Marsal is pretty straightforward. Performance Improvement. Transaction Advisory.

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Booz Allen Hamilton Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

From the very beginning, Booz Allen Hamilton has been involved in some very high profile cases. ” Over the years, Booz Allen Hamilton has also done a lot of work for the federal government. Candidates will be interviewed on campus or over the phone. This meant revenues shrunk rapidly, as government spending was cut.

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Analysis Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

On a day-to-day basis, you may could be helping a law firm critique their opponent’s expert analysis and developing financial models, or you may be working with government and corporate clients, helping them value companies, analyse markets and place for mergers and acquisitions. ANALYSIS GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Bejing, China.

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