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Starting your Consulting Journey as a College Student

Tom Spencer

Joining a consulting club can provide you with numerous benefits: networking, learning how to do a case study, assistance with resume and cover letter writing, and access to resources to prepare for interviews. Top performing students are often selected to attend networking events at company offices.

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5 Tips for Freshmen to Tackle the Recruiting Process

Tom Spencer

Find firms and alumni in industries you are interested in through on-campus recruiting events, firm websites, and LinkedIn. The recruiting process, especially in the unstructured manner it usually occurs for freshmen and sophomores, can seem like a Gordian knot of networking, coffee chats, resume drops, clubs, cover letters, and more.

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Networking to Get McKinsey, Bain & BCG Offers

CaseInterview.com

What you have to realize about this role of reading consulting resumes and cover letters is this. Out of 400 applications, I would say about 350 of them were clear and obvious mail merge cover letters. --. But the second time I saw a letter that sounded like it, I start to get suspicious. It is a judgment decision.

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Tour Recap – Day 6 (Harvard)

Management Consulted

this year (includes a full resume/cover letter edit and our MC Book Bundle). *. After a networking lunch, we shared a 1-hour large group resume workshop where we answered tough questions about low GPAs, relevant vs. irrelevant experience, and how to structure a cover letter.

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Creating More Value Than You Capture

Tom Spencer

For you, this may mean writing articles, creating a Youtube channel, or speaking at a TEDx event. Template Cover Letter. How to Create a Killer Cover Letter. With the arrival of the internet, we entered an age of hyper competition where firms (and individuals) are able to provide much more value than ever before.

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How to get a case interview

CaseInterview.com

What you will learn: Learn how to market yourself through your resume and cover letter so that you will get the interview. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Get You the Interview.

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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

Attend industry events and conferences, join professional organizations, and seek out internships or job shadowing opportunities. This will help you tailor your resume and cover letter to the precise skills and traits that each firm is looking for!