Management Consulted

JULY 10, 2016

The following 7 categories of people have 8 days left to apply at McKinsey for a full-time position (provided they finish their programs in 2017/2018): PhDs. For most aspiring consultants, McKinsey is the gold standard. Once you’ve passed the resume screen, you’ll be invited in to a local office for a first round interview.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2016

Do you need to have an MBA to break into McKinsey? The short answer is no – you do not have to have an MBA to break into McKinsey. Didn’t Michael Wolf, former Director of McKinsey’s Global Media & Entertainment Practice, do it with a BA in international politics from Columbia? McKinsey hires MBAs – it’s a fact.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

You’ve bombarded us with insightful questions about resumes, interviews, applications, and how to pick up the pieces and consider alternatives to consulting when you don’t make the cut. Q: I would like to know if you tailor resumes for consulting companies that are specialized in Brand Strategy & Design?

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 18, 2019

At consulting firms like McKinsey, you will receive a personal experience interview (or McKinsey PEI). 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.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Using your frameworks and guidelines, I was able to recently secure offers from Oliver Wyman and McKinsey (I accepted the McKinsey offer). My school is a non-target and I am not sure if anybody from my school has received a non-MBA position at McKinsey in the past 10 years. That is the essence of leadership.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Question: It was really fascinating to read your today's email about landing a McKinsey offer while coming from advertising. My Reply: Given your background, there are two things I would suggest: Make sure your resume emphasizes your quantitative analysis and math skills. Thanks a lot in advance, hope to hear back from you.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

It is because of the resources you have made available online that I was able to secure an offer from McKinsey as a Business Analyst. It was my achievements during my first two years [ there ] that I think caught McKinsey's attention, and prompted them to reach out and ask me to apply. which I signed and returned yesterday.

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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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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 15, 2019

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.

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Management Consulting Prep

MARCH 27, 2020

Management Consulting Resume Cover Letter for Management Consulting: The Complete Writing Guide and Examples Every year, big 3 consulting firms McKinsey, BCG, and Bain (MBB) receive a million applications and reject more than 80% of them even before interviews. CV and cover letters are your only chance to impress recruiters.

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CaseInterview.com

JANUARY 29, 2020

For example, recruiters will look at two identical resumes — one with a man’s name at the top, and another with a woman’s — and the male's resume will get more interviews. My former McKinsey clients used to marvel at how I could take their ideas (with their permission) and present it to the CEO as a “McKinsey recommendation.”

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Consultant Ninja

JANUARY 30, 2009

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. What not to put on a consulting resume (part 4 of a continuing series). Key things not to put on a management consulting resume: 1) Purging. Friday, January 30, 2009.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Learn more about the interview preparation course and guide that helped land offers at BCG, Accenture, and McKinsey. We’ve helped 1600+ people land interviews and offers in the consulting world (including such esteemed firms as McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte and Mercer). Let’s be honest - breaking into consulting is hard.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

I definitely think it is a personality/cultural fit with the firm as I wasn't even called for the first round at McKinsey. I got a slight edge in the McKinsey recruiting process by accident. I was networking with a McKinsey person to learn more about her experiences post-Mckinsey in investment management.

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Consultant Ninja

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. What to put on a consulting resume (part 3 of a continuing series). Consultant Ninja. Wednesday, December 10, 2008.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 10, 2019

The first step in the application process where cuts are made would be the Consulting Resume and Cover Letter Screen. get an awful lot of resumes out of the blue -- but historically they. When I was at McKinsey , the preference was to have alumni of a particular institution screen resumes and CV's from those institutions.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 27, 2014

The McKinsey Way by Ethan Rasiel — In this book, Rasial uses case studies and anecdotes to describe how McKinsey thinks about and solves business problems. While reading this, you can expect to learn key business principles as well as get a feel for what life at an MBB firm, specifically McKinsey, is like. The McKinsey Way.

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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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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

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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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

From a prestige factor, BCG is the better name to have on the consulting resume , particularly if you are early in your career and you do not have another big brand name employer preceding ATK or BCG. Today - even many years later, the McKinsey name still opens doors for me. It is still in my bio when giving speeches.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It was definitely great to hear the success stories of many like-minded individuals, the opportunities and exposure that you experience in your time at McKinsey and after, and also your wonderful answers to the many different questions posed by applicants from all over the world on all possible kinds of scenarios! Additional Resources.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

Fifteen years after high school, he has the same job (in venture capital) that my Stanford and McKinsey friends have. What is the X factor that not only compensates for any perceived resume shortfalls, it in many cases makes your resume irrelevant? What is that X factor? That X factor is. Your Network.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 27, 2008

Thanks to Marquis first and foremost, who is both a fellow Stanford grad and fellow ex-McKinsey consultant. Top 10 Resume Tips. After 2+ years at McKinsey, it was time to move on. After 2+ years at McKinsey, it was time to move on. Get the Management Consulted email newsletter: We offer resume editing and interview prep.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 25, 2015

” “I was terrified of having to prepare a resume for a summer internship at a large firm such as Bain, McKinsey etc. Now I’m a lot more confident in submitting/preparing my resume.” ” The University of Virginia is always one of our favorite places to visit!

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

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. In your case, you've demonstrated that a path for non-target, non-brand name employers on resumes does exist. My Reply: Congratulations on all the offers!

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

What they are thinking is that they will just have to un-teach you what you learned and then teach you the “McKinsey Way” – or more generally, the way things are done at their firm. A foray in to finance at this stage doesn’t portray skill-building on your part: it only creates confusion on your resume.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 13, 2016

This book is a fantastic guide to the case interview process, especially if you are interested in landing a position at McKinsey. Victor’s approach is a very typical McKinsey-centric focus which provides some of the best insights in the biz. WHY READ IT? If you’re prepping, you should read it.

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Management Consulted

JULY 22, 2013

Try to own a financial model, or lead a best practice research effort on a client that is shared (for example, McKinsey works for the CEO while you serve the CFO). How can I boost my resume to break into strategy consulting? A: Brand name always wins. Just a bit of networking will do you right! A: Choices are hard. Our recommendation?

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Could you prioritize them (given that other things being equal since now I only care about the value that it could contribute to my future consulting resume )? The brand value should no longer be the determining factor, as they truly are equal enough to get someone to actually read your resume.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

Consulting also provides a powerful resume stamp of pedigree that makes many other professionals stand up and take notice. Just as a Harvard or Stanford on a resume catches people's eye, so does a McKinsey or Bain. Finally, clients who love working with a particular consultant may want them to come work for them directly.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 17, 2019

I took another offer in industry in a different country where I am currently working and decided to reapply in one year's time because I was encouraged to do so by McKinsey partners. I managed to get the interviews with all three majors with the help of my well established networking connections, but was again dinged by McKinsey and Bain.

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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. In fact, Teach for America alumni are considered so highly that McKinsey considers the program a target school. Does Teach for America experience help you in the eyes of the top firms? The Teach for America selection process.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 4, 2018

Mckinsey Quarterly. The Mckinsey Way. As an added bonus, you might be able to use these solutions to build a professional portfolio to elevate your resume. Financial Times. Industry Insights. Strategy + Business. Oliver Wyman Insights. Novantas Review. Online Forums. Managementconsulted.com. Wallstreetoasis.com. WSO Podcast.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

While not as prestigious as Mckinsey or BCG, the firm is top in its field when it comes to [ Person's Favorite Industry ] consulting, and that focus was what I was looking for. Your advice on cover letters, resumes, and case interviews gave me the edge I needed. Yesterday, I received an offer from my top choice consulting firm.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 22, 2016

The 2016 deadlines for Bridge to BCG and McKinsey Insight are coming up on Sunday, April 10. engineers, med students, JDs, post-docs, interns, practicing MDs or residents, these magical BCG and McKinsey consulting seminars are crash courses, extended job interviews, and sell weekends all rolled into one. Aimed at Ph.D.s,

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 20, 2019

Success Story: Here is the short and sweet version of my story (longer version below): Doctoral student applies for McKinsey APD -- rejected. I applied to McKinsey's APD program while working on my doctorate but was not accepted. However, when Monitor Deloitte came to campus, I attended a case study workshop and sent my resume in.

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