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Consulting summer internship: 7 must-do’s before starting work

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Last week, we thoroughly discussed consulting interviews. This week, the focus will be on the consulting summer internship – best practices before, during, and after your 3 months as a newbie consultant. The ultimate goal of any summer intern is two-fold: one, to secure a fulltime offer, and two, to learn more about the job, [...]

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6 reasons why companies spend $2 million to hire management consultants

Today’s post departs from its usual focus on recruiting to take a 5,000 mile view of the consulting industry and its purpose. Consultants can have a negative reputation – charging $2 million for 12 week’s work that results in stacks of PowerPoint slides, all of which are archived into a dusty closet (digital or otherwise) [...]

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Top 10 (now 11) mistakes in consulting resumes that I’ve been editing

I’ve been offering a resume editing service since site launch. In this time, I’ve had the fortune to work with dozens of clients. Below is a list of the Top 10 consulting resume mistakes I’ve noticed in my clients. Some are corollaries of my Top 10 resume tips, but the majority are unique. 1. Inadequate [...]

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