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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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Coronavirus: Leadership during a Crisis

CaseInterview.com

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). And now we are in 2020.

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3 Ways Management Consulting Applications Differ from Traditional Ones

Management Consulted

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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Improve Your Resume by Turning Bullet Points into Stories

Harvard Business

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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Just Pick a Lane … You Don’t Have to Stay in It

Makarios Consulting

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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Just Pick a Lane … You Don’t Have to Stay in It

Makarios Consulting

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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You’ve been rejected from all consulting jobs. What’s next?

Management Consulted

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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