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Experienced Hire Recruiting in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Experienced hire recruitment can be a puzzling, confusing environment. Compared to on-campus recruits (undergraduates and MBA students), experienced hires confront much more irregular processes, prolonged timelines, and unclear standards. Experienced hires are anyone in the recruitment pipeline that are already in the workforce.

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Fireside Chat – Consulting Recruiting at Target and Non-Target Universities

Tom Spencer

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with another blog contributor to the SpencerTom community, Jason Oh, to share our experiences about the consulting recruiting process. However, you’ll grow your knowledge base much faster than most industry jobs. How is recruiting done at your school?

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Reader FAQ – “Designer” Consulting Resumes, Late Applications, and Plan Bs

Management Consulted

October was the peak of full-time recruiting, and it shows! You’ve bombarded us with insightful questions about resumes, interviews, applications, and how to pick up the pieces and consider alternatives to consulting when you don’t make the cut. We edit about 600 consulting resumes a year – so we see a LOT of resumes.

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How to Break Into Consulting – Guide for Non-MBA Graduate Students

Tom Spencer

As addressed in my article from last week , non-MBA graduate students face a comparatively more challenging journey in their quest to enter the management consulting industry. Which service line and industry sector is the best fit? There are generally three ways that graduate students can get their resume picked for an interview.

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Networking How To – Building Your Consulting Asset File

Management Consulted

Before we get started, check out our core post on networking the “normal way” – at info sessions and through target school types of recruiting opportunities. You’ll use your asset file to gain access to recruiters, consultants, etc. For example, the top result from a search on “recruiter at A.T.

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Joining a Management Consulting Firm as an Experienced Hire

Tom Spencer

The question of how to join a management consulting firm as an experienced hire from another industry or another consulting firm is one that is often asked. Or in the case of a former management consultant, you want to experience different industries or functional capabilities. This was true for me as well. Next Step: The Interviews.

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How to Become a Better Mentor

Tom Spencer

The benefit of going through this channel is that you are paired with someone who has similar university experience to you and is also interested in pursuing a career in your industry. Recently, I joined an organization focused on connecting students and job seekers with professionals across a multitude of industries from around the world.

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