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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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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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Interview Preparation: Your Path to Success

Tom Spencer

Gather information about their mission, values, products, and recent achievements. This will help you understand their industry position, recent projects, and key competitors to demonstrate your genuine interest in the organization. He studied Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. All the best!

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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. Most of the information is focused on these interests, which makes it easy for people to remember those aspects of my background.

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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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Proposals, Part 1: Why Are They A Waste?

The Consultants Peer Group

Nonetheless, we ‘follow-the-rules’ and look the same, feel the same, provide the same information and, generally speaking, present it in the same order. We are not, folks, preparing financial statements that need to be comparable to others in the same industry.

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How to Quiet the Recruiting Chaos

Tom Spencer

Effectively managing the flood of information on companies, contacts, and case-prep is half the battle. A few tips to leveraging this template effectively: Aim to have complete information; sit down and update this sheet every few days. Bonus: Industry-Function Heat Matrix. TY Email – Have you sent a thank you email yet?