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How to avoid being blacklisted from consulting (or any other) recruiting

Tom Spencer

Meeting people early before you are polished will end up burning a lot of bridges. For example, after a very disorganized meeting the consultant will come back and skewer the coffee chat, recommending everyone else in the firm not to meet with this person. Send a Resume in the Cold Email. Image: Pexels.

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Preparing for Your Consulting Application

Tom Spencer

First things first, your consulting application is the most important part of the recruitment process for two reasons. 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).

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Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips

Management Consulted

Archstone Consulting was founded and built on a different premise than more traditional players in the industry; namely, that being smaller allows the firm to deliver quality services more efficiently than the competition. ARCHSTONE CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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What We Learned from Improving Diversity Rates at Pinterest

Harvard Business

These provide strategies on how managers can design more inclusive meetings, team experiences, and give consistent feedback — based on research that employees receive different types of feedback depending on their gender or cultural background. Others wonder if underrepresented groups can truly meet a high hiring bar. referrals).

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Completing Graduate School Like a Consultant

Tom Spencer

Pursuing Extracurricular Activities In high school or as an undergraduate student, having a lot of interests and joining a variety of clubs is recommended, as it fills out your resume for the future. When applying to consulting firms, recruiters and hiring managers care much more about the impact and value you have had on an organization.

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Interview with Steward from A.T. Kearney Shanghai – Life as a Consultant series

Management Consulted

While for internship (which is recruited every summer), we’re actually hiring MBA candidates who have previous work experience in a certain industry and want to branch into the consulting territories after graduation (pay is comparable to senior analysts). What is the recruiting process like in China?