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Preparing for Your Consulting Application

Tom Spencer

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). Building an exceptional Resume and Cover Letter requires a good framework and templates.

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LinkedIn Hacks for Management Consulting Applicants

Tom Spencer

A candidate might spend hours on their resume and cover letter but put little thought into their LinkedIn profile other than a profile picture and a cheesy blurb in the “about” section. LinkedIn is an often overlooked part of the management consulting application.

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Understanding Firms’ Selection Criteria

Tom Spencer

During this first step, you will need to provide materials like your Cover Letter, Resume and Transcripts/Test scores (GMAT, GRE, etc.). So, when you are preparing your application or having an interview, your overarching attitude should be: how can I demonstrate these three dimensions in the most efficient and effective way?

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Personal Experience Interview - McKinsey PEI

CaseInterview.com

It is important you know what it is they are looking for, and that you provide those answers in an efficient way. in particular, Project ABC that you mentioned here on your resume or cover letter.". The reason it is important to be efficient is you have only a limited amount of time to communicate your abilities.

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Case Interview Foundations: 6 Types of Case Interviews

Management Consulted

So, after writing the perfect resume and cover letter, and preparing at least 6 Hero Stories, it’s time to face the music. However, in business, decisions can be effectively and efficiently made based on near-perfect data/calculations. Unlike science math, consulting math only expects close-to-correct answers.

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How to build an effective recruitment process

Asamby Consulting

It streamlines these processes and makes searching for viable candidates much more efficient. Second - Screening & Interviewing phase In the second phase, the hiring manager starts to screen the CV and cover letter and arrange interviews after receiving applications from the talents. Time to hire/accept. Source of hire.

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How Stay-at-Home Parents Can Transition Back to Work

Harvard Business

In your cover letter and interviews, be sure to cite any germane volunteer experience. Make sure you have a robust LinkedIn profile and consider using other public social media platforms, such as Twitter, to share posts regularly about your industry to show that you’ve kept pace with industry trends.