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Reader FAQ: Cracking case interviews

Reader FAQ: Cracking case interviews, why we don’t outsource and the merits of a JD/MBA

In the next couple of weeks, we're giving away some great stuff. Subscribe here if you're not already privy to the special content/deals we offer. Today, we cover a series…

Hero Stories

Hero Stories – How to Talk About Yourself with Measured Confidence in Interviews

You can’t possibly predict every question your interviewers will ask (and neither can we), but you can prepare for any question. We’ve come up with a way to prepare you for…

From Stanford to McKinsey SE Asia…an undergrad’s tale of the PST and beyond

We had the privilege of working with an undergrad in the Fall of 2011 who successfully went from an F (failing in interviews with BCG) to an offer with McKinsey.…

Avoiding key resume errors

Rescue from the trash…avoiding key resume errors that get your consulting application tossed aside

Paper airplanes are fun, but you don't want your resume to become the vehicle for a recruiter's mid-afternoon horseplay because you've bored them to death. That's why we're giving you…

Reader FAQ: The one-page resume rule, applying overseas, and why our phone number is unlisted

Today, we cover some fun (and serious) topics that we've received via email from readers and clients in the last few weeks. We knew that you might all benefit from…

ibm interview

Rocking an IBM Interview from a Non-Target School

Ashley worked with us in the Fall to break into consulting from a non-target school. We started with a resume/cover letter edit, and later completed interview preparation. Ashley had a…

From resume review to recommendation: how to leverage insider contacts to get an interview

From resume review to recommendation: how to leverage insider contacts to get an interview

You've done your homework on LinkedIn, mastered networking, and landed the critical informational interview with a consultant at your dream firm. The sweetest words you can hear at the end…

9 Networking Myths…Busted!

While we were putting the final touches on our Networking course this month, we sidetracked on a conversation about networking myths and came up with some really good ones that we…

10 Dos & Don’ts for Delivering Your Elevator Pitch

10 Dos & Don’ts for Delivering Your Elevator Pitch

As a part of Networking Month here at Management Consulted, we've been planning and plotting a major brain-dump so we can share with you best practices on all aspects of…

Introducing the Networking Bible: Insider secrets to break into consulting

We've promised that this post was coming for more than a year. We first said it was coming last May, and we used to call our work-in-progress the "Recruiting Toolkit."…

breaking into healthcare consulting

Collin got his dream job in healthcare consulting…entirely through networking!

The story we have to share with you today is a pretty cool one. Not only did we get to have the opportunity to meet this pretty amazing guy, Collin,…

Networking How To – Building Your Consulting Asset File

In May, we did a survey of our subscriber list and the #1 topic you want to know more about is networking. Dang, are we good at responding to your…