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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

Next, you can leverage various online resources to become familiar with further analytical tools such as Python or R. This will help you tailor your resume and cover letter to the precise skills and traits that each firm is looking for! These skills will be essential for analyzing and interpreting data. Keep on Trying!

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6 Ways You Can Prepare for Consulting Right Now

Management Consulted

Here are 6 ways to prepare for consulting as you wait for the next chance to drop that resume: 1) Go work for a brand name company, but do something that is sales, operations, or strategy related. 4) Get a job in finance, but not personal finance (financial advisory consulting or in an internal finance department of a company).

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Why “Dumber” People are More Successful than You

CaseInterview.com

When I became an entrepreneur, I was by far the person with the most elite academic credentials amongst my peers (these were small businesses without venture capital financing). What is the X factor that not only compensates for any perceived resume shortfalls, it in many cases makes your resume irrelevant? That X factor is.

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From Bagging Groceries to $80k Consulting Offer

CaseInterview.com

I spent the last five months working in a grocery store after having turned down several job offers in finance and banking upon graduation last May. I knew early-on that I did not want my career to turn completely towards finance or banking and so I decided to wait and search for other options. Additional Resources. No, Thanks!

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PARADE Method

CaseInterview.com

The PARADE Method (tm) is an approach to answering resume-oriented job interview questions. It can be used by candidates to prepare concise and powerful answers to commonly asked consulting resume questions. As a freshman at Stanford, I was the Finance Director for the Stanford Solar Car project. Additional Resources.

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Bates White Economic Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Though antitrust remains Bates White’s largest practice area, the firm is recognized as an expert in environmental product liability, healthcare and life sciences, energy, and finance. Needless to say, an encyclopedic knowledge of your own resume is an absolute must. BATES WHITE ORGANIZATION. Practice Areas.

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Analysis Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Stacked full of big-brained folks, most of Analysis Group’s 600+ staff hold advanced degrees in law, economics, finance, accounting or business. Environment & Natural Resources. Having Analysis Group on your resume communicates a brand that conveys intelligence and a driven, high-performing nature. Entertainment & Media.

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