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5 Tips for Freshmen to Tackle the Recruiting Process

Tom Spencer

While industry professionals might second guess the motivations of juniors and sophomores, who may only be looking for internships, for freshmen, they know that there are usually no underlying incentives and that you are genuinely curious about their work. Use this to your advantage! To keep track of it all, you need to stay organized.

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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

Breaking into the consulting industry with a non-business degree can be challenging as a sizeable portion of hires are from top business schools, but non-business hires are on the rise. Network with Industry Professionals Networking is an important part of breaking into any industry, and consulting is no exception.

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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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Boutique vs Large Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

For me, I was fortunate to study at a Canadian business school and interacted with numerous small and large companies from a variety of industries. Typically, large consulting firms are diversified across industry groups and functional areas. the nappies industry in India). Project and client types.

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Gaining Consulting Contacts

Tom Spencer

AS an aspiring consultant, the purpose of networking is to gain industry contacts, learn about your target firms, and obtain names that you can use in your application cover letter (e.g. “I (Source: Flickr ). There are various ways to gain contacts prior to sending out your consulting applications.

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Applying for consulting opportunities

Tom Spencer

This post shares four insights from my journey into the management consulting industry: 1. The new society will have less hands on marketing, corporate relations, event organizers, administration and data capture. Engage with consulting firms at their public and student events. Take initiative to engage with firms.

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Tour Recap – Day 5 (Yale)

Management Consulted

*. We had the morning “off” on Friday in New York, which really just meant catching up with our standard full-time job – answering your emails, editing your resumes and cover letters and meeting with clients for interviews. I came in confused, and left with a clear understanding of the industry and what I need to do.”.