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Reader FAQ – “Designer” Consulting Resumes, Late Applications, and Plan Bs

Management Consulted

October was the peak of full-time recruiting, and it shows! You’ve bombarded us with insightful questions about resumes, interviews, applications, and how to pick up the pieces and consider alternatives to consulting when you don’t make the cut. We edit about 600 consulting resumes a year – so we see a LOT of resumes.

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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

Develop Strong Quantitative Analysis Skills Consultants are often called upon to solve complex problems, so having strong quantitative analysis skills is essential. If your degree leans more heavily towards the qualitative humanities — as mine does — be sure to make special provisions to develop key quantitative skills. Keep on Trying!

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A Commercial Pilot’s 2-Year Plan to Break into Consulting

Management Consulted

Is my resume where it needs to be?” We’ve got your resume to go through, and as I gather you have a whole bunch of questions about consulting. Do you want to talk about your resume and your experience first, or do you want to talk about the questions that you have? Commercial Pilot’s Resume. Definitely.

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What are interviewers from consulting firms really looking for?

Tom Spencer

So maybe you’ve gotten to the second round, maybe you’re still waiting to hear back, or maybe you’re hoping to interview again in the next recruitment cycle. Second, it’s whether you’re able to develop a plausible hypothesis and insights given marginal information. Here are the top three things they’re looking for: 1. Cultural Fit.

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How to Land a Summer Internship with Deloitte Consulting S&O

Management Consulted

It was a lot of professional development on a broad level, which meant how to network properly and preparing for interviews. In addition, I had my resume prepared and started understanding what career paths I could take to be well prepared and knowledgeable when it came to those. Jason: Right. I felt like I got a good head start.

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Simon-Kucher & Partners Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

The firm has developed an impressive client list of many Fortune 500 companies from a variety of industries, but the majority of its business comes from pharmaceutical, healthcare, and medical technology firms. Travel is unavoidable at Simon-Kucher. Every year the company pays for every employee to visit Germany for an all-staff conference.

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Booz Allen Hamilton Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Booz developed a theory that businesses could be more profitable and more successful if they could garner advice from impartial outsiders. Rhonda Germany – Vice President of Strategy and Business Development – Honeywell. Park – Co-founder and Chief Development Officer – Athena Health. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HISTORY .