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Top 5 Consulting Resume Mistakes by Ph.D’s, Postdocs, and Other Advanced Degree Holders

Management Consulted

The Bridge to BCG and McKinsey Insight workshops offer a comprehensive look at consulting and a great inroad to one (or two) of the most prestigious firms in the world. 5 Resume Mistakes Advanced Degree Holders Should Avoid At All Costs. 5 Resume Mistakes Advanced Degree Holders Should Avoid At All Costs. Like, really smart.

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How to Get a McKinsey Interview Through Networking

CaseInterview.com

Here's the principle: Meet as many people who work in the management consulting firm you are trying to get into, and eventually good things happen. In the summer months, I was busy using principle #2 above -- trying to meet as many people as I could in the industries and employers I was targeting. The story above is an example of #2.

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Tour Recap – Day 6 (Harvard)

Management Consulted

this year (includes a full resume/cover letter edit and our MC Book Bundle). *. While Julie conducted 2 resume reviews at a time in one room, Jenny Rae moderated a case interview panel with consultants from BCG, PwC, Analysis Group, Capital One and Oliver Wyman. The answer might surprise you.

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Networking to Get McKinsey, Bain & BCG Offers

CaseInterview.com

I went through workshops offered by these firms and talked to numerous recruiters and consultants. I did the same for resume questions, i.e., I tried to structure my answers to questions like "Why our firm?" I hope we'll be able to meet one day. BCG was my clear first choice, so I didn't bother to go to the other firms.

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Create a Conference Proposal the Conference Wants and Accepts, Part 5: Write Your Bio

Johanna Rothman

As a consultant, she’s led hundreds of workshops, delivered talks and keynotes around the world, and dipped her toes into Pecha Kuchas. I lead workshops; coach people and teams; consult with various people; speak; and create my own intellectual property. Sure, Lean Coffee isn't precisely a talk or a workshop.

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Don’t Give Up on Unconscious Bias Training — Make It Better

Harvard Business

There’s a growing skepticism about whether unconscious bias training is an effective tool to meet corporate diversity goals. We found that, months after attending the workshop, employees reported engaging in more of the research-backed strategies for mitigating bias highlighted in the workshop than they had prior to the workshop.