Tom Spencer

MARCH 4, 2017

So you’ve decided you want to be a management consultant? The first step is always the hardest and sadly the most important, so here’s my guide on how to tackle your first consultancy job application. What I did first was research what a consultant actually does and the skills required. Being able to manage projects.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 3, 2023

One of my biggest fears when I first gained an interest in consulting was that I was simply ineligible as a non-business student. Breaking into the consulting industry with a non-business degree can be challenging as a sizeable portion of hires are from top business schools, but non-business hires are on the rise.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

First things first, your consulting application is the most important part of the recruitment process for two reasons. The HR person will look at your Resume, Cover Letter, and Transcript and decide whether you are qualified to attend a first round interview. Craft exceptional application materials (Cover letter and Resume).

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

For almost any professional job, applicants are required to provide a resume and cover letter to demonstrate their qualifications. In the consulting world, your resume is even more important. The top three consulting firms — McKinsey, Bain, and BCG — have acceptance rates of less than five percent during any given year.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 7, 2019

The question of how to join a management consulting firm as an experienced hire from another industry or another consulting firm is one that is often asked. 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.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 14, 2020

Applications can be a stress inducing process when pursuing a consulting career or opportunities from consulting firms as a student. Especially when you are competing against your peers who offer a diverse pool of skills, experiences, and backgrounds for consulting firms to cherry pick from. Take initiative to engage with firms.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

While my martial arts journey has been long and difficult, it has also been rewarding and improved my professional life as a future consultant. For example, in Taekwon-Do you learn forms or patterns of moves, which increase in difficulty as you test for a higher belt. You too can achieve success in your consulting interviews.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

For almost any professional job, applicants are required to provide a resume and cover letter to demonstrate their qualifications. In the consulting world, your resume is even more important. The top three consulting firms — McKinsey, Bain, and BCG — have acceptance rates of less than five percent during any given year.

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Management Consulted

JULY 22, 2013

In our last post, we discussed 5 major differences between 2 prominent types of consulting. From the variety of work and access to C-level executives to the wide array of exit opportunities, strategy operations consulting far surpassed financial advisory consulting as our recommended career to pursue. Missed part one?

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 18, 2020

Since graduation, I have had the pleasure of working for both a boutique and a large strategy consulting firm and wanted to share my insights on the differences in: Undergraduate recruiting. Typically, large consulting firms are diversified across industry groups and functional areas. Projects and client types. Workplace culture.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 22, 2017

Few internship schemes are as competitive as those offered by top management consulting firms – for many good reasons. And even if you find out that consulting is not for you, the knowledge and skills you’ve acquired will be highly appreciated by any employer around the world. Your salary will be more than decent.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

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. Understand What Consulting Firms Are Looking For.

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CaseInterview.com

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 founded a group of consulting-addicted folks who prepared for interviewing.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 27, 2012

As fall approaches, many of you will be meeting consultants and recruiters for the first time at on-campus career fairs, company info sessions, and firm-sponsored recruiting events designed for your class. This may come as a surprise, but working with your career services staff is not the answer to a great consulting resume!

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Management Consulted

JULY 1, 2012

Here’s our first post about networking your way into consulting. Think of it as a 101 on consulting networking. Your asset file consists of the names of anyone and everyone who can help you – either directly or indirectly – get a job in management consulting. Now, let’s introduce some new vocab.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2018

Student consulting would seem to most students as an obvious first step towards a career in consulting. However, Sam Smith has recently argued in the post ‘ Student consulting – Does it deliver? This results in a misplaced comparison between the abilities of an experienced consultant and that of a student one.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Before starting your application journey, the very first thing is to understand the recruitment process and selection criteria of those management consulting firms. During this first step, you will need to provide materials like your Cover Letter, Resume and Transcripts/Test scores (GMAT, GRE, etc.). Let me repeat.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Here area couple of success stories received from readers who used case interview preparation techniques for securing an offer outside of consulting. I was so nervous and overwhelmed by the volume of the material that I started to panic and didn't manage to prepare myself properly. I watched the videos first and found them amazing!

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2015

I recently had the chance to talk with Stephanie Green, Manager of Talent Acquisition for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at IMS Consulting Group. If you have an interest in life sciences, either through your studies or previous work experience, then IMS Consulting Group could be the perfect place to enhance and grow your career.

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Management Consulted

JULY 10, 2016

For most aspiring consultants, McKinsey is the gold standard. We’re starting this article off assuming that you’ve already knocked some socks off during networking (see here ) and created a masterful resume and cover letter (see here ). Non-MBA Master’s. Medical students. The ultimate prize.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

So, after writing the perfect resume and cover letter, and preparing at least 6 Hero Stories, it’s time to face the music. In our Consulting Interview Bible, we go into the differences in great detail – but that’s not the point of this article. Consulting Math. The original market was $24M/year.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

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. I don't know any permanently unemployed ex-BCG consultants. Amongst those who know, ATK is respected, but BCG is more prestigious.

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Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2022

Talk to the manager of the team that needs new talents and the person in charge of recruiting to specify the qualifications and requirements of the ideal candidate. Keep track of the newcomer’s performance and satisfaction of both newcomer and team manager. Use a formalized onboarding plan. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 7, 2015

What made you decide to pursue a career in strategy consulting? I had a few friends working in consulting and started talking to them and going to the careers fairs and presentations. The opportunity to work in a team in a faster paced environment is what appealed to me about consulting.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 18, 2019

At consulting firms like McKinsey, you will receive a personal experience interview (or McKinsey PEI). Despite the emphasis I and others places on the case interview, it is important that you be prepared for the more general interview questions that are based on your consulting resume. In the context of consulting, it is not easy.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

I hadn't applied during the regular recruiting season as I was planning on going directly to an MBA program and trying to get into consulting afterwards. 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).

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Say, for instance, your dismissal was due to a personality clash with your manager or a mismatched cultural fit. If you were fired because of something quite serious — “you were accused of lying or stealing,” for example — you need to “be strategic” in your search. In writing, focus on the positive.

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Management Consulted

MAY 4, 2014

We recently had the opportunity to interview Jason, a student at NYU Stern who landed a summer internship with Deloitte Consulting S&O. In terms of getting interested in consulting, that wasn’t something that I came to Stern for right off the bat. I had a bunch of friends in freshman year who did express an interest in consulting.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 4, 2022

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. For example, BCG requires one-way video interviews. Key Firm Differences.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Do you have to complete my resume/cover letter edit right away? We include a full resume/cover letter edit so you get personal attention for your story. How did the June BBS class fare in the Consulting Jungle? Additional offers at Deloitte S&O and both advisory and consulting practices of the Big 4.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 12, 2021

For all those seeking a career in the consultancy sector, the obscenely competitive nature of MBB applications is hardly news. Candidates are highly aware of the acceptance rates which never exceed a few percent, yet still try their fortunes with consulting, often not despite, but because of this. Image: Pexels.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 23, 2015

2020 Delivery is a management consultancy committed to improving public services and bringing about lasting change within public sector organisations. Much of the work in consulting depends on relationships and trust. Please read the edited transcript of my discussion with Mike below. Mike Meredith: Very much the latter.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

By far, the most valuable thing (for me) was the insight into the mindset of consultants and interviewers, which is what your emails provided. Having just finished all of my consulting interviews, I noticed they were actually much easier than I was led to expect by a lot of U.S.-based CV/covering letter. based resources.

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CaseInterview.com

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. To be quite honest, I had never thought about a career in consulting until I: A) Read a McKinsey report. My Thoughts: This is a great example of how the management consulting interview process works.

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