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Networking: If You Wait, You Are Late!

Tom Spencer

Often, they will also ask for a resume, which is an easy way to get your information to them. In registering for the event, I was able to submit my resume. Four months later, I received an email from an employee at the firm interested in chatting with me about the experiences on my resume. Bonus Tip: Update Your Resume Monthly!

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Clever Side Hustles for Students and Aspiring Consultants

Tom Spencer

Not only can this type of position provide some monetary benefits in exchange for some time, but it often looks good on your resume, and does not conflict with classes or casual jobs. Love video games? Live stream yourself or rank video games and upload the videos. Enjoy baking? Make tutorials on various bread recipes.

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The Wider Implications of COVID-19: the Changing Nature of Work

Tom Spencer

The pandemic changed this dynamic with professionals jumping on video calls from make shift offices in living rooms, studies, and bedrooms. Businesses have rapidly adopted fundamental changes to work practices like remote working, video conferencing, and the mode of client service delivery. Impact 3: Finding meaning in work.

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Learning more vs leveraging what you know

Tom Spencer

There are plenty of YouTube videos, blogs, and book summaries that can help you get a surface level knowledge of various topics. As a bonus, this exercise will also help you craft stories for your interviews and could help you sharpen your resume by using more technical terms. Identify when and where you have applied certain skills.

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How to get a case interview

CaseInterview.com

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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Using Case Interview Prep for Non-Consulting Offers

CaseInterview.com

I watched the videos first and found them amazing! I never submitted a resume through their website, but rather, followed your advice on networking and was able to connect and network with someone who directly referred me to their recruiter. So I decided to prepare for the business case assignment this time.

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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

In addition, when learning new kicks and punches, students like myself consult instructors or encyclopedias to help us perfect techniques, much like we consult videos and books when we need to learn new frameworks and methods of analysis. Ricky Hollenbach is a third year Ph.D. Image: Ricky Hollenbach.