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How to Handle Rejection from a Consulting Firm

Tom Spencer

Self-analysis alone won’t give you a holistic picture of why you did not get an offer, so start by getting feedback from the recruiter and the interviewers. Landing an interview is no walk in the park, so connecting with recruiters during networking events can be very fruitful. Refine Your Search. Final thoughts.

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6 Ways You Can Prepare for Consulting Right Now

Management Consulted

Have you missed the undergraduate recruitment window? The consulting industry is one of the most competitive on the planet, and there’s no shame in falling a little short this time. So without further ado, we offer some tips on how to prepare for consulting right now. 3) Network into a boutique consulting firm.

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2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC

Management Consulted

I ended up using some of the books off your site’s recommended reading list – The McKinsey Way , How to Get Into the Top Consulting Firms , and I bought the Consulting Interview Bible. I then took another internship in finance with Merrill Lynch. My senior year I continued my work as a research assistant.

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How to Succeed in the New Age of Interviews

Tom Spencer

Through research and experiences of my own, I have gathered insights into how to prepare for and succeed in the search for an internship. I began by considering what to do to get an initial foot in the door, and how to set oneself apart from other candidates. The cover letter is the most important of these initial documents.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

At its start, Oliver Wyman capitalized on the deregulation of the financial services industry. Mercer (with Oliver Wyman) developed the number of industries served and capabilities expertise, and after a period of exponential growth eventually chose to make Oliver Wyman the catch-all name for anything MMC but non-human resources focused.

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Networking 102: It’s Never Been More Important – And It Truly. Does. Work.

Management Consulted

How do you maintain and continue to develop a network with recruiters, Analysts, MDs, etc. How can you make up for the lack of personal interaction?”. “If If you work overseas, how do you get to America in both office, transfer, and general recruiting networking?” Finance-Specific Networking.

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From the Bench and Bedside to the Boardrooms (How to transition from academia into consulting, Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

In doing so, make sure you not only get a sense of the various industries their clients come from, but also read about other aspects of the company in terms of diversity and inclusion, career path and roles, and community service projects that the company puts on and sponsors. The Application Process.