Send us Fan Mail Consulting recruiting season is here - and the competition is fierce. While a great resume won’t guarantee you an offer, a bad one will knock you out before interviews even begin. In this episode, the Management Consulted team breaks down what it takes to craft a consulting resume that stands out in a stack of thousands. You’ll learn how to ... Show More
Jul 29
S24E2: How Consulting Firms Really Score Case Interviews
Send us Fan MailYou can nail every case you practice and still get rejected.That's because firms aren't grading you on vibes. McKinsey scores you piece by piece – opening, structure, math, brainstorming, closing. Other firms use 3 buckets instead: structure, problem solving, comm ... Show More
8m 31s
Aug 2024
Winning Resumes? Keep It Simple (Ep 253)
In today’s hyper-competitive job market, your resume is your personal marketing tool. Therefore, choosing a good template is quite a challenge for many professionals. Especially due to the fact that the first "thing" looking at your resume most often is a bot, not the human eye. ... Show More
56m 34s
May 2012
74: Writing McKinsey Resumes
This podcast examines the 5 "hard" elements McKinsey looks for in a resume. Yet, the main value of this podcast is in discussing the things McKinsey looks for but is very hard to quantify and describe; what is the best bullet to write, what is an achievement oriented bullet, shou ... Show More
29m 13s
Sep 2024
711: Talk me through your resume, sample answer (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)
In this series of podcasts we look at each of the typical McKinsey/BCG FIT/PEI questions and provide a typical answer. Note, that while replicating this approach and standard will help you, we caution you that the main test of fit is in handling the cross-examination of your answ ... Show More
14m 37s
Sep 2025
815: The situation of not having the best undergraduate school (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)
For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss the situation of those people who may not have had the best undergraduate school, are not landing interviews, or do not impress their interviewer too well and how to fix this kind of ... Show More
13m 31s