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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

I have been training for over seventeen years now. Thus, preparing for these events requires long-term planning plus the ability to break down larger goals into smaller tasks. But through my training and intense focus, I blocked out all distractions mentally. As a result, I won my match against my German competitor.

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Boutique vs Large Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

Since graduation, I have had the pleasure of working for both a boutique and a large strategy consulting firm and wanted to share my insights on the differences in: Undergraduate recruiting. Undergraduate recruiting. However, boutique firms lack formal training programs – the culture is more of a sink or swim model.

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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. Visit our recruiting deep-dive post for specific guidelines on networking at recruiting events if you need a refresher. 4 Key Traps. #1

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