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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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3 ways financial advisory consulting bests strategy consulting

Management Consulted

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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Issues to consider as you build your consulting career

Tom Spencer

As a consultant you’ll have plenty of things to think about as you build your career. This article looks at some of the key questions to consider as you pursue a career in the management consulting industry. Is consulting for you? When wondering whether consulting is for you, passion is the primary consideration.

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Reader FAQ: The one-page resume rule, applying overseas, and why our phone number is unlisted

Management Consulted

We offer our time to paying clients for assistance with resume reviews (Power Half Hour), personalized networking advice (1-hour sessions), and Case Interview Prep (Prep Packages). I plan to take full advantage of this as well as the access to Fuqua alumni at the top consulting firms. A: Most of the positions in the U.S.

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Why Consulting?

CaseInterview.com

Sometimes, when struggling through yet another case interview practice , candidates might wonder: "Why consulting again?" Below is a recap of four key reasons management consulting provides a truly differentiated career opportunity. Generally, as the higher the prestige of a given consulting firm, the greater these benefits.

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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

I have been training for over seventeen years now. While my martial arts journey has been long and difficult, it has also been rewarding and improved my professional life as a future consultant. In consulting, you must master certain frameworks before you move on to the next one. Performing and Executing.

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Management Consulted Goes to London (and Beyond)

Management Consulted

For our last major tour of the year, we started our crazy adventure in Philadelphia – joining all the wannabe consultants at Wharton’s annual Consulting Club Conference (featuring Jenny Rae as wannabe suitcase model). For those who are clueless, WUCC = Wharton Undergraduate Consulting Club.). WUCC it girl!