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AUGUST 15, 2019

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. Most people obsess over resume format -- what font size, margins, etc. Here's why it works.

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MAY 9, 2019

I am often asked by readers if networking will really help them obtain a consulting interview or if it could affect them negatively. I suggest you network with anyone within a management consulting firm regardless of whether they are involved in recruiting or consulting resume screening. Very hard to predict. Additional Resources.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 15, 2021

For most MBA students, they won’t get an interview offer unless they have done some level of networking with practitioners at the firm, be it via Consulting Club events or backdoor channels. Behavioral and Case Interviews . major publications or research), may get someone an interview at a highly competitive firm.

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MAY 9, 2019

Management Consulting Networking Success Story: I just want to drop you one additional thank you e-mail, as I heavily relied on your preparation sources throughout my interviewing journey (and the corresponding case interview preparation). I interviewed last autumn for a post-MBA/PhD position at the top firms in Germany.

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MAY 9, 2019

I wanted to send you a quick note on how I have been able to secure a McKinsey interview , despite not knowing anyone in consultancy. I have consequently been invited for an interview. I have three months to crack the case! My Thoughts: This is a great example of how the management consulting interview process works.

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JUNE 13, 2019

I also found a lot of value in the LOMS materials that I purchased after going through the Case Interview Secrets videos. From these materials and a lot of hard work, I was able to interview with most of the Big 4 consulting firms and MBB. Success Story: Thank you very much for providing so much great material for free.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 7, 2019

The traditional route is to apply and go through the standard interview process as an MBA summer intern or post-MBA consultant. First Step: Getting the Interview. Or in the case of a former management consultant, you want to experience different industries or functional capabilities. Next Step: The Interviews.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

I got in touch with her, she had me add my GMAT (770; I should have had it on all along) to my resume , and got me in touch with the recruiter. After talking with the recruiter, I was set up to do a practice case over the phone with an ex-McKinsey consultant. I prepared by reading Case InPoint.

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MARCH 21, 2019

Sometimes, when struggling through yet another case interview practice , candidates might wonder: "Why consulting again?" Indeed, many other job opportunities have straightforward interviewing and hiring processes that don't require hours of practice and coaching. The first challenge is getting in.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

I received an email the other day from an F1Y (future first year) who recently got an offer following his BCG interview. I asked him to describe the interview format he experienced and make some suggestions for others who will soon be going through the BCG interview process. The primary difference is the written case.

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

Close to a year ago, I was unsuccessful with my applications for internships with consulting firms, getting only one interview and failing that too. If you are in the "getting an interview" stage of your recruiting process, I suggest taking a look at these resources: How to Get a Case Interview. Read Our Privacy Policy.

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JUNE 18, 2019

At consulting firms like McKinsey, you will receive a personal experience interview (or McKinsey PEI). Sometimes an entire interview is devoted to these types of questions. Other times, you will receive 10 - 15 minutes of these kinds of questions before you get a case interview. This is why the case interview exists.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

It helped me a lot in getting ready for case interviews , and now I have an offer from BCG [ Eastern Europe ] and A.T. From a prestige factor, BCG is the better name to have on the consulting resume , particularly if you are early in your career and you do not have another big brand name employer preceding ATK or BCG.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Question: I am a loyal subscriber of your emails and a big fan who also benefited a lot from your case interview materials. However, the interview experiences have solidified my determination to become a consultant. You mentioned in your emails that MBA and brand employers are the key factors that get us to the interview.

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MARCH 26, 2019

The PARADE Method (tm) is an approach to answering resume-oriented job interview questions. It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. Interviewers want to know what you did.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

I landed a huge opportunity to interview one of the top star makers in Hollywood. Although I'm a reasonably accomplished speaker who has given well over 100 speeches and multiple live national television interviews, I know that I could be better. If you don't sound confident with a client (or an interviewer), you project uncertainty.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

However, one comment I have received quite often from CIBs over the past year or two is that they find my help on the case interview to be immensely useful, but they are struggling to get the interview in the first place. For many candidates, the constraint is not performing on the case, it's securing the interview.

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Management Consulted

JULY 3, 2016

If you are one of those econ fanatics (ahem: nerds) who dig economics, statistics, and antitrust policies, Bates White may be the firm you’ve been searching for your whole life. In case you hadn’t figured it out by now, Bates White is a boutique economic consultancy firm headquartered at Washington, D.C. Career Path.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Your advice on cover letters, resumes, and case interviews gave me the edge I needed. After putting your advice into practice, I first saw interview requests, then final round interview requests, and now the offer letters are slowly trickling in. Read Our Privacy Policy. It works; your stuff really works.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Because this is exactly what I'm going through now: I work in a top ad agency in [ European city ] and I'm in a middle of my preparation process for interviews in MBB. My Reply: Given your background, there are two things I would suggest: Make sure your resume emphasizes your quantitative analysis and math skills. No, Thanks!

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JULY 23, 2019

Step one in preparing to be interviewed by Accenture is to get to know Accenture. You should know all this cold by the time you are interviewed. Another good resource on the Accenture site that you should read prior to interviewing is this recruiting and careers blog: [link]. The Screening Interview. The Case Interview.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

This success story comes from a McKinsey new hire from a non-target school who gives tips on getting an interview, and explains how to use the 80/20 rule in case interview preparation. There are essentially two stages to obtaining an offer: securing an interview and passing the interview.

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JULY 17, 2019

I interviewed with six major consulting companies + three others during my MBA program 1.5 I managed to get the interviews with all three majors with the help of my well established networking connections, but was again dinged by McKinsey and Bain. Going through interviews after being dinged before is twice as hard.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

This was still not nearly competitive enough to gain every interview there was to get. I continued to push, over the last 6 months I have probably run up to 70 cases. I knew that if I ever did land an interview, I would have to be flawless because my chances were few and far between. I struggled to obtain interviews.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Following is a success story from a student that interviewed with four firms and got offers from both McKinsey and Bain. He reports on the interview process at these firms and shares the preparation method that contributed to his success. As for the interview process, there are some things I can tell you. Why (not)?'

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Tom Spencer

JULY 27, 2019

Step 2: Getting an Interview. There are generally three ways that graduate students can get their resume picked for an interview. Most of my non-MBA friends in consulting believe that they likely got an interview via referral. This is means convincing someone in the firm to internally refer you for an interview.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 10, 2018

Going through the interview process, I became convinced, more than ever before, that I was going to stay in academia. it doesn’t provide you with business acumen and healthcare policy fundamentals, nor does it prepare you for case and behavioral interviews, or teach you how to properly format a business style resume.

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

I probably put in over 100 hours preparing , and only about 80 of those were for the case, I believe those additional 20 hours of prep for the experience portions helped put me over the top when competing with other candidates from more target schools. Basically, to get interviews, network, network and then network some more.

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MARCH 10, 2019

Facing rejection from consulting firms is an emotional topic especially with the time and effort candidates put in preparing for the case interview. I applied at the top consulting firms , and was rejected from MBB (I was not even offered interviews with them). In these cases, it means you did not do well on the case.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

But for me, I had a full day of interviews and the PST (first and final rounds combined). I had 12 situations prepared and in each interview did one in full and used elements of others. Each interviewer was very clear telling me not to reuse a situation. Each interviewer was very clear telling me not to reuse a situation.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

But after I made it past the impressive resume part and the first 30-minute personal experience interview , I had to face the unpleasant reality that I wouldn't just have this job handed to me as a result of my accomplishments. I had to learn how to do a case interview. So basically the whole case!

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Management Consulted

JULY 12, 2015

The types of opportunities that are available to Abt are strongly in line with the work that they do, focused on non-profits, development, social policy and many others. ABT ASSOCIATES INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. The very first stage of recruiting at Abt is their online application, where you will upload your resume for screening.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Your materials have been helpful in many different ways, from the psychologic preparation to the technical approach to solving the case. In my particular experience, your guidance was essential to me in revealing the personality behind the much-feared recruiter and interviewer. Live, written, creating cases for yourself.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

While that has been a great experience, I ultimately found my greatest training and instruction in how to prepare for case interviews from your website and materials. Firstly, I want to start by acknowledging your point about getting a big brand name on my resume early. city ] office.

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MARCH 5, 2019

They desire applicants who have tangible experience on their resume, with specific and quantifiable goals. In most cases, financial consultants fall under larger audit firms. Members get access to 6 hours of video tutorials on case interviews, the actual frameworks I used to pass my interviews, and over 500 articles on case interviews.

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MARCH 17, 2020

My guidance has usually been in the context of a client seeing major drops in sales, engaging in layoffs, and redirecting the team in a productive direction (as opposed to being paralyzed by fear or working on their resumes). In that case, you need to explain why everyone’s instinctive reaction is the wrong one. And now we are in 2020.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Employees are offered an unlimited vacation policy, 4-month paid maternal/paternal leave and company-wide movie and game nights to allow individuals to bond over common interests. In case you hadn’t noticed, the benefits are exceptional, and the pay is above-average as well. Interview Tips & Tricks.

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