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The Benefits of Being Part of Your School’s Consulting Club

Tom Spencer

If you are a current student and are interested in consulting, chances are you are familiar with your school’s consulting club. Based on this, I want to share with you four reasons why I think you’ll find getting involved with your school’s consulting club to be a uniquely rewarding experience. Networking with Firms.

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Top 6 Consultancy Recruitment Videos

freshminds

Recruitment videos can either be a bit bland and dull or they can be epic. So if management consultancies are trying to attract the best graduates around the world, what lengths are they going to go to in their videos.? Accenture 'The Science of Management Consultancy' US 2012.

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Consulting’s Unofficial Interview Hurdle – The Airplane Test

Tom Spencer

There are many steps to take in preparing to apply and interview for a consulting position. Attending a virtual office hour or recruiting event will net you some one-on-one time with a consultant or recruiter – another airplane test. One big area is sports – many people have a vested interest in major sports.

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Volunteer Consulting: The Ultimate Consulting Career Gut Check and Primer

Tom Spencer

Compensation for your volunteer consulting work is at an exciting zero. Yet for graduate students seriously considering a consulting career without prior professional consulting experience, I would strongly recommend it. Let’s first clarify what volunteer consulting is and isn’t. Making Sure Consulting is a Good Fit.

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Once You Get the Job, Does Networking End?

Tom Spencer

You connect with company recruiters, university alumni, and your peers and classmates to build a vast community of connections. As a result, you land your first consulting job. If you are a consultant, then chances are your business requires clients. Networking is a key part of obtaining your first job after graduation.

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2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC

Management Consulted

” Here is one we got recently from John: A few months ago, I wrote you for advice in regards to resources I could use to prep for interviews in consulting. When and how did you decide you were interested in consulting? This was a pretty ambitious goal considering no banks recruited from my school.

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Networking Your Way into Consulting, Even in a Pandemic

Tom Spencer

There are two other ways to build your network with potential recruiters and employers: virtual information sessions and coffee chats. Run by recruiters, current employees, or a mixture of the two, they usually go over who they are, who they are hiring, what the timeline looks like, and why they chose said company. Image: Pixabay.