Category: consulting recruiting

How to Ask For a Promotion

Asking for a promotion can be a nerve-wracking prospect. Of course, it can also be one of the most transformative events in one’s career. There are many employers that do a good job of actively promoting employees into the roles where they can best contribute. And many companies, such as most consulting firms, use an…

Pre-MBA Programs

Pre-MBA programs typically fall into two categories: They are are offered by many top consulting firms to expose pre-matriculation MBA candidates to opportunities at that particular firm. Examples of these programs include BCG Unlock and McKinsey Early Access. They are educational programs offered by universities to candidates who are not ready to pursue an MBA…

Target Schools For Consulting Firms

The target schools for top consulting firms - an area of perennial interest for consulting candidates and those interested in consulting careers. It’s easy to see why that’s the case - consultants at top firms often start out making close to or even above $100,000 a year. So, students aspiring to break into consulting often…

BCG Resume: Tips, Template, & Mistakes To Avoid

Instead of creating a BCG resume, it's easy to think that using the generic resume you created for that internship your sophomore summer will be good enough. News flash: it won't. Today, we're examining what BCG wants to see in a resume, along with tips for making your resume stand out in the massive pile…

Off-Cycle Recruiting: 2021 Busiest On Record

March has come and gone - and with it, the advent of the busiest period of off-cycle recruiting. Here at Management Consulted, we affectionately call it Second Season. 2021 was the busiest period of off-cycle recruiting we have ever seen, and it has continued into the winter months. We see no sign of off-cycle recruiting…

MBB Increases Size Of MBA Waitlists In 2021

Landing on an MBB waitlist is the dreaded purgatory between knowing you have an offer - and knowing you don't. This year, more MBAs who interviewed for internships find themselves on an MBB waitlist as McKinsey, BCG, and Bain determine headcount needs for 2021 and beyond. Count this as just another effect of the COVID-19…

Consulting Hiring Amidst Covid

Covid has adjusted consulting firms' hiring practices. Firms - across levels and functions - are hiring more candidates in 2021 from non-traditional backgrounds. Why? There are a couple of reasons: Virtual recruiting has evened the playing field for students at non-target schools. Firm recruiting teams can no longer travel to target campuses. Therefore, they have…

Managing Your Digital Footprint

Digital footprint may or may not be a familiar term to you, but in today’s online world, it’s a necessary one to know. Every email, Google search, photo, social media post, online shopping trip and even your online entertainment choices leave a footprint that can be easily accessed, including by future employers. It’s not uncommon…

Gaps in Resume: How to Account for Gaps in Resume

When you’re applying for a job, you’re naturally trying to position yourself as the ideal candidate. And it probably seems like a long shot that any employer’s ideal candidate has significant gaps in their resume. Gaps in a resume typically indicate either one of two things. First, someone has spent time out of the workforce.…

How to Negotiate: Examples for Consulting

Much of the day-to-day work of being a consultant involves performing in situations that have clear goals and deliverables. You might not think of management consulting as involving much debate or negotiation, at least in comparison to a field like law. But the arc of one’s consulting career depends more on negotiation prowess than one…