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LinkedIn Hacks for Management Consulting Applicants

Tom Spencer

LinkedIn is an often overlooked part of the management consulting application. A candidate might spend hours on their resume and cover letter but put little thought into their LinkedIn profile other than a profile picture and a cheesy blurb in the “about” section. Quality beats quantity here.

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Rescue from the trash…avoiding key resume errors that get your consulting application tossed aside

Management Consulted

Paper airplanes are fun, but you don’t want your resume to become the vehicle for a recruiter’s mid-afternoon horseplay because you’ve bored them to death. That’s why we’re giving you some guidelines on key resume errors to avoid and things you can do to make it past the first round of reviews.

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Reader FAQ: The one-page resume rule, applying overseas, and why our phone number is unlisted

Management Consulted

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). Since October 2010, I’ve worked at Morgan Stanley in corporate reporting and analysis. Prior to working at Morgan Stanley, I was at PwC doing audit.

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Employers Struggle to Find Qualified Graduates: Poorly Written Resumes to Blame?

MishTalk

Are poor resumes to blame? The AGR surveyed 68 top companies – with 87 per cent reporting unfilled vacancies. These covered a range of occupations – IT, electrical and electronic engineering and general managements jobs. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Job Description: What’s a Management Consultant?

The Clever Consultant

We’ll start this occasional series on job descriptions with: Management Consultant. Enter the management consultant. The management consultant will come in and review the problem, analyze sales, perhaps interview key management staff, and try to figure out why tablet sales have fallen so sharply. Median Salary.

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Consulting Cover Letter

CaseInterview.com

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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McKinsey Offer from Top 200 University

CaseInterview.com

The following field report is from a McKinsey new hire from a Top 200 U.S. Field Report: I graduated less than three years ago with undergraduate degrees in business from [ Top 200 US University ]. I had my eye on management consulting for some time, so I decided to give it a shot. university. Thank you for your help.