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How to start THINKING like a Consultant

Tom Spencer

I vividly remember the last consulting interview during first-year MBA recruiting season. The recruiting coordinator mentioned she’d get back to me by the end of the day. The recruiting coordinator mentioned she’d get back to me by the end of the day. You’d be surprised how many articles sound just like a potential case!

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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.

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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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Live Networking Seminar with Mergers and Inquisitions – Learn How To Get Your Foot In The Door Anywhere

Management Consulted

After our recruiting talks from last year, this is our first live discussion. If all goes well, we’ll expand the format to other topics (eg, conquering interviews, editing resumes, experienced hire recruiting). consulting questions consulting jobs finance jobs Mergers and Inquisitions networking podcast networking seminar'

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6 Ways You Can Prepare for Consulting Right Now

Management Consulted

Have you missed the undergraduate recruitment window? So without further ado, we offer some tips on how to prepare for consulting right now. 4) Get a job in finance, but not personal finance (financial advisory consulting or in an internal finance department of a company). 5) Get a name brand MBA.

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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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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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