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Rescue from the trash…avoiding key resume errors that get your consulting application tossed aside

Management Consulted

Paper airplanes are fun, but you don’t want your resume to become the vehicle for a recruiter’s mid-afternoon horseplay because you’ve bored them to death. That’s why we’re giving you some guidelines on key resume errors to avoid and things you can do to make it past the first round of reviews.

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Networking Your Way into Consulting, Even in a Pandemic

Tom Spencer

You might have a picture-perfect resume. Your credentials might even get past the robotic sorters looking through thousands of resumes for specific “buzz words”. You might attend conferences for an organization, society, or research area to meet new people. The other type of event commonly seen is a coffee chat.

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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

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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Clever Side Hustles for Students and Aspiring Consultants

Tom Spencer

While many consulting blogs help you land a lucrative main job and career, this specific article will suggest some side hustles to bring in extra cash. This position usually requires hours in the evenings and weekends hosting community events, patrolling communal spaces, and decorating bulletin boards. The Bottom Line.

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Once You Get the Job, Does Networking End?

Tom Spencer

As a result, you land your first consulting job. Networking to Meet Clients. If you are a consultant, then chances are your business requires clients. To do so, a consultant should aim to build up their network so they can constantly bring in new work. Networking to Meet Future Employers. Absolutely not.

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Why Trying to Pivot to a Consulting Career through an Online MBA Might Not be the Best Idea

Tom Spencer

MBA consulting recruiting season starts every fall. For a few falls now, in my capacity as a volunteer career advisor, I have had to uncomfortably tell incredibly intelligent MBA students from highly respected schools that they are utterly ill-informed about entering the consulting profession. The Consulting Career Landscape.

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5 Tips for Freshmen to Tackle the Recruiting Process

Tom Spencer

So, you recently graduated high school, got into a top school, and now suddenly you are bombarded with talk about internships, clubs, top firms, consulting interviews, and more. Find firms and alumni in industries you are interested in through on-campus recruiting events, firm websites, and LinkedIn. Build out your resume.