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Rescue from the trash…avoiding key resume errors that get your consulting application tossed aside

Management Consulted

Paper airplanes are fun, but you don’t want your resume to become the vehicle for a recruiter’s mid-afternoon horseplay because you’ve bored them to death. That’s why we’re giving you some guidelines on key resume errors to avoid and things you can do to make it past the first round of reviews.

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Why Trying to Pivot to a Consulting Career through an Online MBA Might Not be the Best Idea

Tom Spencer

They generally learn about it through formal campus based recruiting events, their Consulting Club, or the constant pressure to network and talk to lots of consulting professionals. It is possible for an online MBA student to get an interview offer without networking if they have an interesting resume. Getting Your Application Noticed.

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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

I have been training for over seventeen years now. Thus, preparing for these events requires long-term planning plus the ability to break down larger goals into smaller tasks. But through my training and intense focus, I blocked out all distractions mentally. As a result, I won my match against my German competitor.

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Issues to consider as you build your consulting career

Tom Spencer

Do you have the energy to work 60+ hour weeks, the willingness to live out of a suitcase, and the heart to miss important social events? On the other hand, top global firms provide a more structured graduate program, formal training and development opportunities, and typically pay higher salaries. How much should you expect to be paid?

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The undisputed importance of appearance and how to get it right

Tom Spencer

When you walk into an interview, even before you speak, shake hands or talk through your resume, something else is doing a lot of talking in your behalf: your appearance. Consequently, it can play an enormous role in whether you receive a job offer, invitations to networking events, and access to other personal and professional opportunities.

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An Unconventional Path: One Medical Student’s Journey Into Consulting

Tom Spencer

As I went through my medical training I even came to the point where I just knew I would be a surgical oncologist. I decided to pursue a master’s degree alongside my current training in order to better understand how clinical research played a driving role in the pharmaceutical and medical device business world. Know your priorities.

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Tour Recap – Day 5 (Yale)

Management Consulted

We’re recapping our lives as road warriors via planes, trains and automobiles…we visited Georgia Tech , Duke , Georgetown , and Columbia before rolling over to today’s campus…Yale. Our train ride was uneventful with the exception of the conductor, who was a joke-telling machine.