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5 Universal Qualities of a Winning Management Consulting Resume

Management Consulted

Your resume, simply put, is the platform through which your story is told. Based on our years of experience editing consulting resumes, we’ve identified the 5 universal qualities of a winning management consulting resume. When writing your resume, remember one thing: to look through the eyes of a management consultant.

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The Importance of a Consulting Cover Letter

CaseInterview.com

As a former consulting resume and cover letter reader for McKinsey, and someone who has reviewed thousands of applications, I have noticed an interesting trend. Most cover letters stink, and many resumes emphasize the wrong things. Most people obsess over resume format -- what font size, margins, etc. Here's why it works.

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Does Your Company Know What to Do with All Its Data?

Harvard Business

There are many ways to put data to work, and companies, and especially their leaders, are advised to explore as many of them as they can. Putting data to work includes the whole sequence, from data to insight to profit. Putting Data to Work. But incorporating more and better data into decision making can be difficult.

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Networking to Get McKinsey, Bain & BCG Offers

CaseInterview.com

I did the same for resume questions, i.e., I tried to structure my answers to questions like "Why our firm?" What you have to realize about this role of reading consulting resumes and cover letters is this. Keep in mind, this is the mindset of the resume screener as he/she finishes the cover letter and starts to read the resume.

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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 Resume That Will Get You the Interview. Your resume needs to show all of these skills. Academic Performance.

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Bain Job Offer from Non-Target School

CaseInterview.com

After reading your article on CVs and resumes , I set my sights on getting a big name employer since I didn't have any work experience or a big name school on my resume. We have no control over what raw talent we may or may not have. My Reply: Congratulations on all the offers! Read Our Privacy Policy.

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LEK Interview Cover Letter

CaseInterview.com

After months of practice with friends and by myself (I am unfortunately not incredibly talented), and after many rounds with different firms and with varying degrees of success, I have been made an offer with L.E.K., The Ultimate Guide to on How to Write a Perfect Consulting Resume. which I have been very keen on working at.