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Data-Driven Recruiting (Part 1 – Networking)

Tom Spencer

However, while recruiting, how many of us actually pursue a data-driven approach to getting an interview? Finding #1 – More Contacts Means More Interview Invitations. For summer internship recruiting in consulting, the answer is “yes”. Chart 1 – Percentage of Interview Invitations Given by Number of Touchpoints in the Company.

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Fireside Chat – Consulting Recruiting at Target and Non-Target Universities

Tom Spencer

There are three paths students can take to join a management consulting firm out of school: Co-op: A co-op is like an internship where you work at a company for four months during the school-year (note: number and duration of co-ops can differ based on school and program). Below are two examples of what I did to land an interview.

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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’m interviewing with BCG and McKinsey. However, it’s already almost nearing the end of interviews for the top firms.

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London School of Economics Postgrad Talks About Life At Deloitte

Management Consulted

While I was in undergrad I was fortunate enough to get an internship at Lehman Brothers. At the same time my roommate got an internship at McKinsey and he’s still working there now. Can you talk a bit about the support network at the Consulting Society and how they prepared you for consulting interviews? Peter: Sure.

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NERA Economic Consulting Interviews – Moving Up in a Down Economy

Management Consulted

Interviewing with NERA Economic Consulting? NERA has a large number of practice areas (30 as of right now) that the firm divides up into 5 categories: . Internships: . NERA Economic Consulting offers a limited number of 10-week summer internships to undergrads who are currently working on their BA/BS.

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Applying to McKinsey from a Non-Target School

CaseInterview.com

Before my interviews with both firms, I actually got rejected from non- management consulting jobs (even though they were both less prestigious firms and would have been backups for me). Basically, to get interviews, network, network and then network some more. a) You applied to a bunch of MBA programs and didn't get in.

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If You Offer Mid-Career Internships, Flaunt It

Harvard Business

These are people returning to the workforce after a career break for child care, elder care, or other personal reasons by taking an internship like you might have had out of college or graduate school. But these perceptions are changing, for good reason. For recent graduates, a career break may be the furthest thing from your mind.

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