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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. The sole purpose of clubs is to provide students with practical experience through learning and relationship building.

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Networking to Get McKinsey, Bain & BCG Offers

CaseInterview.com

I went through workshops offered by these firms and talked to numerous recruiters and consultants. 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. --.

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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. The answer might surprise you.

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5 Steps To Securing a Consulting Internship

Tom Spencer

Most consultancies hold company presentations, networking events, or workshops for students at target universities, which enable you to get to know them better. Spend some time perfecting your CV and cover letter. Research what each firm is looking for in a candidate and adjust your CV and cover letter to match that profile.

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Monitor Deloitte Consulting Interview Tips

CaseInterview.com

Applies to firms online, sends more cover letters with every rejection. However, when Monitor Deloitte came to campus, I attended a case study workshop and sent my resume in. Two years later, decides being a consultant is a "great" PhD decision. Networks , networks, networks after missing most campus recruiting deadlines.

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Conversation with IMS Consulting Group

Tom Spencer

You are likely to visit clients for client meetings and workshops. I assume you require applicants to provide a CV and a cover letter? Project teams are made up of people from each level, and each person would be assigned a coach. Tom: Do IMS consultants work remotely or on site with the client?

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“A Friend of a Friend” Is No Longer the Best Way to Find a Job

Harvard Business

If you go to job-searching workshops — and I went to more than 50 in the course of studying the contemporary hiring landscape in 2013 and 2014 — you will be told weak ties are the key. After all, we’re connected to many people, in countless ways. So who can actually help?