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Consulting’s Unofficial Interview Hurdle – The Airplane Test

Tom Spencer

If you are just starting out, you will find yourself editing your resume, preparing answers for experiential questions, and practicing business frameworks to use in the case interview. One big area is sports – many people have a vested interest in major sports. No need to dig yourself into a hole. International Level.

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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

Pursue a minor in entrepreneurship or management, complete a certificate in sustainability, or take a physical education class. Get involved with the sports club you had been meaning to join, try climbing the rock wall in the gym, or run for student government. Maybe there is a club you wanted to join but never found the time.

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Networking Your Way into Consulting, Even in a Pandemic

Tom Spencer

You might have a picture-perfect resume. Your credentials might even get past the robotic sorters looking through thousands of resumes for specific “buzz words”. He aspires to become a management consultant in the aerospace and defense fields. You might satisfy all the basic qualifications. So how do you combat this nightmare?

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Once You Get the Job, Does Networking End?

Tom Spencer

This means you want to keep your current job title and description up to date online as well as keeping your resume polished. Keep close contact with former classmates, colleagues, and managers, as they can alert you to potential new opportunities when they arise. Make many conversations and make them count. The Bottom Line.

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5 activities or interests to add to your CV

freshminds

Some interests can be left outside of the business resume, but other activities outside of the day-to-day job are not only a great way to demonstrate your individuality, but they also prove to hiring manager that you have a range of valuable skills that you could apply to their vacancy. Have a regular football season ticket?

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An Unconventional Path: One Medical Student’s Journey Into Consulting

Tom Spencer

it doesn’t provide you with business acumen and healthcare policy fundamentals, nor does it prepare you for case and behavioral interviews, or teach you how to properly format a business style resume. To say my fiancé was apprehensive when I told her that I was pursuing management consulting instead of residency would be an understatement.

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Elite Performance - What It Really Takes

CaseInterview.com

If you had access to Google, you could try to find the average training time of elite athletes in other sports. But in the end, I thought that this kind of opportunity to see Olympic gold medalists in person in a sport my girls like does not come along very often. There are numerous ways to check reasonableness. Additional Resources.