Today we’re bringing you another consulting underdog story. This time, we chat with Taylor Robertson, a non-target school candidate who went from not even knowing what strategy consulting was to receiving a BCG offer in 2 months. His story is a…
Sending a calendar invite may seem like a basic task, but proper formatting is vital if you want to be taken seriously in networking, your career, and even in your personal life. There are 3 items that must be included…
Your email signature goes a long way towards enhancing your professional credibility, especially if the person you’re writing to has never met you before. The email signature is the last impression a reader of your email gets, so make sure…
Did you know that 87% of job recruiters use LinkedIn to find candidates? If you haven’t yet created your LinkedIn profile, we urge you not to neglect it any longer. Your profile is an online, living resume that includes your…
LinkedIn has become one of the most widely used tools for connecting professionally – especially in our increasingly virtual world. If you find yourself looking to make a career move, knowing how to use LinkedIn to network is an invaluable…
Networking has always been central to success in the management consulting recruiting process (and business in general). Building relationships is how businesses and careers grow. However, in the era of Covid-19, with so many people working remotely, in-person networking has…
How to network for a job – more so than even the case interview – is the key to landing offers at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG. When we share this insight with consulting candidates, many of them recoil in disbelief. They…
Networking 101- how to network for management consulting jobs is extremely important in actually landing an offer. You could be the next Jack Welch, but if you don’t know how to network, you won’t make it very far. Networking allows…
Consulting firms are famous black boxes with armies of Brooks Brother adorned management consultants that are unapproachable. The thought of networking for a consulting job can seem like a pretty daunting task. In fact, after “case interview,” no other concept…
Most of us at one time or another have heard the phrase, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” We’ll adjust this slightly for management consulting, “It’s not just what you know, but who you know.” While having…