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Welcome All Future Management Consultants – Favorite Posts, Link Roundup, and Reader Questions

We hit 900 subscribers today – thanks everyone! I wanted to take this time to welcome new readers, share a few of my favorite consulting-specific reads from around the web, and answer a few reader questions.
The second part of the live networking podcast with Brian from Mergers and Inqusitions will be coming shortly. While we didn’t get [...]

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Networking 101: We Spill The Beans On How To Network Your Way Into Any Job. It’s Finally Live!

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Remember this post, where we agreed to record a live discussion answering your networking questions?
It’s finished. I think you’ll agree it was more than worth the wait.
You can download the audio clip right here:

Download the MP3 [44 Minutes | 21 MB]

Now it’s not short at 44 minutes. And we only got through about half of [...]

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How a Berkeley undergrad secured fulltime offers at Navigant and FTI Consulting

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The Life as a Consultant series is back! We have several great interviews queued up from firms including McKinsey, Oliver Wyman, and more.
Our guest today is an undergraduate student at a large state university. He managed to land 2 fulltime job offers: at FTI Consulting within their Restructuring Practice, and at Navigant Consulting within their Disputes [...]

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How to write a management consulting resume from scratch – plus 10 critical tips

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Management consulting resumes are a frequent topic here.
For one, about 50% of reader emails are related to resumes. For two, you can’t land a consulting job without a good one.
While we’ve covered resume topics like key tips, tactical errors, and even how consultants read resumes, today’s post will be a comprehensive “catch-all” to address reader [...]

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Live Networking Seminar with Mergers and Inquisitions – Learn How To Get Your Foot In The Door Anywhere

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We’re doing something new and exciting today in the “networking arena” today.
Brian and I have agreed to record a live discussion answering your networking questions.
Here’s how it’ll work:

Comment below with your most urgent question(s) about networking and the job search process
Brian and I will choose the top 10-20 questions
We’ll record a live audio discussion of [...]

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