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5 Universal Qualities of a Winning Management Consulting Resume

Management Consulted

Your resume, simply put, is the platform through which your story is told. Based on our years of experience editing consulting resumes, we’ve identified the 5 universal qualities of a winning management consulting resume. When writing your resume, remember one thing: to look through the eyes of a management consultant.

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The Importance of a Consulting Cover Letter

CaseInterview.com

As a former consulting resume and cover letter reader for McKinsey, and someone who has reviewed thousands of applications, I have noticed an interesting trend. Most cover letters stink, and many resumes emphasize the wrong things. Most people obsess over resume format -- what font size, margins, etc. Here's why it works.

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Research: How Subtle Class Cues Can Backfire on Your Resume

Harvard Business

Specifically, we used a technique — known as the resume audit method — that is widely seen as the gold standard for measuring employment discrimination. All in all, we sent fictitious resumes to 316 offices of 147 top law firms in 14 cities, from candidates who were supposedly trying to land a summer internship position.

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How to get a case interview

CaseInterview.com

What you will learn: Learn how to market yourself through your resume and cover letter so that you will get the interview. Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. Your resume needs to show all of these skills. Academic Performance.

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Networking to Get McKinsey, Bain & BCG Offers

CaseInterview.com

I did the same for resume questions, i.e., I tried to structure my answers to questions like "Why our firm?" What you have to realize about this role of reading consulting resumes and cover letters is this. Keep in mind, this is the mindset of the resume screener as he/she finishes the cover letter and starts to read the resume.

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Experienced Hire Recruiting in Consulting

Tom Spencer

While this becomes less important the farther removed you are from your graduation year, it’s still an easy indicator of talent for recruiting teams. People are always on the lookout to add talented individuals to the team and they also have financial incentives for a successful referral. Interview process.

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Bain Job Offer from Non-Target School

CaseInterview.com

After reading your article on CVs and resumes , I set my sights on getting a big name employer since I didn't have any work experience or a big name school on my resume. We have no control over what raw talent we may or may not have. My Reply: Congratulations on all the offers!

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