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This post will help you write and shape your resume for management and strategy consulting jobs by giving to top ten dos and donts. Your resume is your personal marketing material for landing an interview. You should be thinking of it as one of the tools in your portfolio in addition to networking and recruiting [...]
This will be the first of a series of posts on how to get a job in management consulting. You can find the remainder of this series of posts in the Getting In category. We encourage the readers to submit their question about recruiting in the forum, we review and answer the posts periodically.
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The banking industry is going through a turmoil (WSJ Article on Lehman, Merrill and AIG) with marquee names filing for bankruptcy or being sold at fire sale prices due to the shaky credit practices and the demise of the credit based securities. Many bankers are fleeing to other industries, such as hedge funds and private [...]
Through networking and applications you landed your interview. Your interview with your dream firm is coming up and you want to crack the case. Here’s an innovative approach to put you in the right mindset. We encourage the readers to submit their question about interviews in the forum, we review and answer the posts periodically.
Case [...]
So, you’re coming out of [name your favorite top MBA program here] with tons of student loans and want to get a high paying job. Most of friends are either going to banking or consulting, and you’re not sure what to do.
If you cannot decide between I-Banking vs. Consulting, it means you don’t know much [...]
Why networking?
Networking is important in job hunt in several ways.
Getting to know the industry and the firms
Evaluating which firms would be a better fit for you
Getting an interview
Showcase your knowledge of the profession and the firm, demonstrate your interest
If you are still in school and the firms you would like to join are recruiting in [...]
Top reasons to get into the profession
Get great exposure: You will discover many industries, corporate environments, situations: If you start out as a generalist, your client could be anyone. They could be in variety of situations: growth, merger, cost cutting.
Gain rapid business experience: Usual saying is one year in consulting is worth two years of [...]
Soon after you start your research on management and strategy consulting firms, you will notice that there is no common set of title across firms. Sometimes this makes it hard to understand where you would fit in and who you are talking to.
Although the titles vary, the tasks are similar and mostly you would meet [...]
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