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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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LEK Interview Cover Letter

CaseInterview.com

Your videos and posts on the case interview process gave me an excellent introduction to consulting interviews, and I could not have found a more comprehensive site detailing the work, life and opportunities of consulting. The Ultimate Guide to on How to Write a Perfect Consulting Resume. How to Write a Consulting Cover Letter.

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Black Belt Supreme 2017 Closes May 31st!

Management Consulted

Black Belt Supreme includes 6 live webinars (recorded for later viewing if you’re doing something important – like working), access to all 6 of our e-books, all of our online video bootcamps (if you’re a BBD), and 1:1 access to Black Belt Supreme case partners. Do I have to complete my resume/cover letter edit right away?

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BCG International Offers

CaseInterview.com

Your videos are by far the clearest and the most helpful in aceing the case interviews. I definitely think it is a personality/cultural fit with the firm as I wasn't even called for the first round at McKinsey. The person never returned my call and passed along my consulting resume to the McKinsey recruiting coordinator instead.

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Networking to Get McKinsey, Bain & BCG Offers

CaseInterview.com

I read Marc Cosentino's Book ( Case in Point ), and I watched your videos (unfortunately, LOMS wasn't available yet). 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.

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Experienced Hire from Harvard breaks in to Healthcare Consulting (Part 2)

Management Consulted

I know the general questions they’ll ask me wiil be “Run me through your resume,” “Tell me about yourself,” “What are your future aspirations?” Definitely. I’ll definitely, definitely, definitely keep you in the loop. Definitely. Absolutely.

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Booz Allen Hamilton Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Unlike Bain or LEK, the firm doesn’t restrict itself to junior hiring and you have a great opportunity to learn some grand consulting processes and get a brand name on your resume with absolutely no experience. Know your resume inside out so that you can walk your interviewer through your highlight reel with ease. Core Values.