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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). If the candidate fails to meet those hard numbers, their application will be automatically eliminated.

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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. During her time out of the workforce, she stayed in the loop by meeting with her former colleagues every few months, and ultimately heard about an opening — which became her new job — from them.