Tom Spencer

MARCH 11, 2022

Build out your resume. The most important tool at your disposal in the recruitment process is your resume. All the case prep, interview practice, and networking in the world will be for naught if your resume lets you down. Additionally, make sure you update your resume regularly, as you gain new experiences and new GPAs.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 20, 2012

We offer our time to paying clients for assistance with resume reviews (Power Half Hour), personalized networking advice (1-hour sessions), and Case Interview Prep (Prep Packages). Q: As a client of your editing service, you said I needed to keep my resume to 1 page because of my graduation date. Could you elaborate on that?

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 17, 2020

The need for effective leadership is especially acute during a major crisis. My guidance has usually been in the context of a client seeing major drops in sales, engaging in layoffs, and redirecting the team in a productive direction (as opposed to being paralyzed by fear or working on their resumes). Coronavirus Crisis Leadership.

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Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

I’d read her board biography and resume, and I had researched her and her accomplishments before I sat in on my new […] The post Please, Stop Talking appeared first on Weber Business Services, LLC.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Joining a consulting club can provide you with numerous benefits: networking, learning how to do a case study, assistance with resume and cover letter writing, and access to resources to prepare for interviews. Demonstrate Leadership. Most importantly, you can learn how to pitch as if you were presenting to a client.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Prior to any transition period in my career, I do an exercise where I write my future resume. For your career, here are 4 questions to ask yourself as you write your future resume: Find people who have a similar job title or career path and who are 2 to 5 years ahead of you.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 18, 2022

Pre-interview: Polish your Resume and Cover Letter. Even though you might be inclined to submit the same resume and cover letter to all consulting companies, you are strongly advised to change a few things when targeting economic consulting firms. Similar to management consulting, teamwork and leadership skills are highly valued.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 9, 2019

Between a resume and cover letter , most job applicants will tell you that the resume is more important. While your resume provides a more complete summary of your education, skills, and experiences, the cover letter also plays a very important role during the application process. Tip 3 — LinkYour Cover Letter to Your Resume.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 4, 2022

There is a lot to think about when preparing for consulting interviews , and you may want to check out some of our other blog posts and guides for preparing your resume , creating your cover letter , and improving your network. Frameworks. Experiential Questions. Case Studies. Presentations.

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Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

Updating your LinkedIn profile and resume. So how can you make your resume, profile, and interview more effective? Let’s look at how to do this by analyzing the resume and LinkedIn profile of a startup marketing executive. You’re searching for a new job. You know the standard advice. ” Résumé Story.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

JULY 14, 2020

Tracey Jones is the President of Tremendous Leadership, as well as an author and leadership expert.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 9, 2017

You know how important your resume is in getting your foot in the door for an interview. Actually, your resume is all-powerful. The whole point of your resume is for the firm to see clearly and quickly what makes you special. If the resume doesn’t communicate this in 10 seconds or less, it’s not complete.

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Tsavo Neal

OCTOBER 2, 2020

How do freelance consultants with a mix of long and short-term projects structure their resume? If you’re a freelance consultant, your resume isn’t important. A resume positions you as an employee instead of as a trusted advisor. Then, in your thought-leadership, reference these case studies. Big difference.

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Granite Leadership Strategies

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

You receive a slew of resumes or applications. Out of all those resumes, you only find a few candidates you want to call for an interview. So always base your hiring decision on the person, not on what is on his or her resume. They are out there; you just have to know how to find them.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 29, 2024

Are you signed up for a case competition , ready to showcase your skills and get a quick resume-building experience? If all you gain from participating in a strategy case competition are friendships, leadership skills, and enthusiasm for solving problems, then it will have been worth your time.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

The HR person will look at your Resume, Cover Letter, and Transcript and decide whether you are qualified to attend a first round interview. Craft exceptional application materials (Cover letter and Resume). Keeping this information in mind, the next step is to craft your exceptional application materials: Resume and Cover Letter.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

You might have some great consulting or leadership experience, but you are the interviewee after all. Of course, this really begins with your resume. DON’T make up leadership positions, internship experiences, skills, or interests. The interviewer will sense your positive vibes, which contributes to your charisma.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

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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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 26, 2022

However, the benefits often include free housing, meal plans, scholarships, and leadership skills. Not only can this type of position provide some monetary benefits in exchange for some time, but it often looks good on your resume, and does not conflict with classes or casual jobs.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

Pursuing Extracurricular Activities In high school or as an undergraduate student, having a lot of interests and joining a variety of clubs is recommended, as it fills out your resume for the future. Create a new initiative, challenge your leadership team to accomplish a lofty goal, or move your organization in a new direction.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This does not need to be a resume building activity, as you obviously have the job already. Want to gain unique insights into leadership and civil service? You spent years and years earning degrees, preparing your resume, practicing interview answers, and comparing offers. Want to learn how to make coffee or mixed drinks?

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Brimstone Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Define Your Leadership Model. Take the time to define your leadership model and to make it explicit. Articulating and codifying your leadership model will help you better understand where you excel, your focus, and what you enjoy as a leader. How do you define poor leadership? How do you affect change?

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 18, 2019

Despite the emphasis I and others places on the case interview, it is important that you be prepared for the more general interview questions that are based on your consulting resume. The important thing to realize is that consulting firm interviewers ask resume-based questions differently than employers from other industries.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 3, 2023

This will help you tailor your resume and cover letter to the precise skills and traits that each firm is looking for! For instance, McKinsey is known to place a particularly strong emphasis on personal impact and leadership.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Is my resume where it needs to be?” We’ve got your resume to go through, and as I gather you have a whole bunch of questions about consulting. Do you want to talk about your resume and your experience first, or do you want to talk about the questions that you have? Commercial Pilot’s Resume. Is that right?

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Makarios Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2020

You and your leadership team are facing a decision, so you gather a wealth of data – and then you gather some more. When we come upon this leadership situation, we have – literally – one word of advice: Decide! Fear can paralyze your leadership team, stopping you from making the decisions you need to make. Fear of being wrong.

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Makarios Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2020

You and your leadership team are facing a decision, so you gather a wealth of data – and then you gather some more. When we come upon this leadership situation, we have – literally – one word of advice: Decide! Fear can paralyze your leadership team, stopping you from making the decisions you need to make. Fear of being wrong.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 25, 2017

Or perhaps you have Teach for America experience on your resume, and now you’re considering consulting. By aggregating the best of the best, Teach for America has done what other traditional target schools do: filter out candidates that do not possess intellectual chops and leadership qualities. The Third Dimension.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 6, 2022

Although these are not “traditional” business internships, these experiences can teach professional and leadership skills, and educate you about certain industries. By articulating the problems you solved in your resume and during future interviews, recruiters will be better able to understand your professional skillset.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This could include working with other team members, developing a deliverable, or persuading leadership. These phone screens may last around 15 to 20 minutes and are an opportunity for the recruiter to gather more details about you than they can obtain just from your resume. What task did you specifically have?

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Management Consulted

MARCH 19, 2017

Today we highlight business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Intuit. You’ll start off the interview process with a recruiter phone screen; the call will usually last about 20 minutes and will mainly consist of you walking the recruiter through your resume. Not sure how to turn your resume in to a compelling story?

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Consulting Matters

JULY 15, 2020

For many consultants and coaches - both new and seasoned - they see their website as nothing more than an online brochure or resume. It's not going to be your online resume. Do you have a consulting website? So first things first let's get on the same page around your objectives.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

During this first step, you will need to provide materials like your Cover Letter, Resume and Transcripts/Test scores (GMAT, GRE, etc.). On a strategic level, all the management consulting firms are looking for candidates who are consistent achievers, with demonstrated leadership skills, and natural problem solving ability.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 20, 2022

Write your future resume and then look for opportunities to get the experiences, skills, and recommendations that you need to make your ideal resume a reality. To do this, look at people’s LinkedIn profiles who are already doing what you want to do and see what activities they were doing 2 years prior.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

What’s next – when your resume doesn’t receive an interview; your first round doesn’t lead to a call-back; your final round receives a polite rejection? If you don’t make it past the resume stage, don’t ask. Here are some possible criteria for resume rejections. Focus on upcoming interviews.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Note: if this is the only option, optimize your initial resume and cover letter and ideally have these reviewed by a consultant from the relevant firm.). Firms will always trust their direct measurement of your abilities and character via interviews and tests over and above anything that is written on your resume.

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Tsavo Neal

JULY 14, 2020

Your website is your resume, your business card, your store, your directory, and your personal magazine. My personal website is also my resume — anyone can Google my name and learn what I do. Writing a compelling personal story, sharing your past work, testimonials, downloadable resume, publishing new ideas in a blog.

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