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Starting your Consulting Journey as a College Student

Tom Spencer

After spending 18-years under the guidance of your parents, you gain the freedom to explore the world, study a degree of your choice, discover who you are, and explore potential career options. Most importantly, you can learn how to pitch as if you were presenting to a client.

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5 Steps To Securing a Consulting Internship

Tom Spencer

Spend some time perfecting your CV and cover letter. Research what each firm is looking for in a candidate and adjust your CV and cover letter to match that profile. Get comfortable with case studies and develop your own style. Case studies only make up about half of each interview.

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Monitor Deloitte Consulting Interview Tips

CaseInterview.com

Applies to firms online, sends more cover letters with every rejection. This is the motivation for what happens next: Studies everything in print about management consulting once finding out Deloitte is still recruiting on campus. Uses this information to survive the case interviews.

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Using Case Interview Prep for Non-Consulting Offers

CaseInterview.com

Thanks to your advice, I had a structure in my head and knew how to analyse the material and how to develop strategies. I also showed them my analytical thinking by creating frameworks based on certain "case studies" given in the interview process (think--asynchronous case interviews ).

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How to Apply for a New Job After You’ve Been Fired

Harvard Business

It’s unwise to omit your previous job from your CV and cover letter because you “don’t want to leave a gap” in your employment, says Lees. ” Your cover letter needn’t dwell on your prior job either, according to Fernández-Aráoz. In writing, focus on the positive.

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Generalist vs Specialist Firm Interviews

Tom Spencer

Case Studies. There is a lot to think about when preparing for consulting interviews , and you may want to check out some of our other blog posts and guides for preparing your resume , creating your cover letter , and improving your network. Frameworks. Experiential Questions. Presentations. Generalist Firm Interviews.

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Conversation with 2020 Delivery

Tom Spencer

We train people in how to think and it’s never quite as simple as saying we’re doing a performance improvement project, not training. Mike Meredith: Our recruitment process involves: CV and Cover Letter review. We receive lots of CVs and covering letters. There is always a bit of overlap. Two interview rounds.