Tag: consulting resumes

I’m back!

I'll admit, Management Consulted has been somewhat stale over the past year - very little new content, no new products, no improvements to the site's look/feel. Quite a few of…

5 more common mistakes in consulting resumes that we’ve been editing

We’ve been offering a resume editing service since 2008. In this time, we’ve had the fortune to work with thousands of clients, and have repeatedly come across some common mistakes in…

Write a Management Consulting Resume from Scratch Banner

Write a Management Consulting Resume from Scratch

The art of the Management consulting resume is a frequent topic here. For one, about 50% of reader emails are related to resumes. For two, you can't land a consulting…

Management consulting interviews: the biggest mistake you can make in the fit interview

Time for a major content injection. In the next 3 posts, I will add to prior articles on management consulting interviews. The first post will focus on the biggest mistake…

How Consultants Review Resumes

How Consultants Review Resumes

The consulting resume review process is a black box for applicants. You only know whether you've gotten the interview or been rejected. In rare cases, you'll get feedback on why…

The Truth about GPA Cutoff, SAT, GMAT Scores, Career Changes, and Office Selection

Is there a GPA cutoff for consulting? What do I do if I have a low SAT score from high school? Are some offices easier than others to recruit for?…

How to Get Consulting Jobs from a Liberal Arts and Humanities Background

How to Get Consulting Jobs from a Liberal Arts and Humanities Background

courtesy of toothpaste for dinnerLiberal arts and humanities majors are often criticized for being "soft majors" - with unchallenging classes and lack of "real world" skill development leaving them unable…

Overview of the Management Consulting Summer Internship – from Recruiting to Guaranteeing a Return Offer

Summer internships in management consulting are tough to find because there are so few. Some companies have just begun to expand their internship programs (eg, McKinsey) and some don't hire…

Management consulting lingo

Management consulting “lingo” – words and phrases that applicants and interviewees should know

People make fun of consultants constantly for their lingo. Whether justified or not (I will restrain from turning this blog into too much of a soapbox), it's important for anyone…