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1、AsaformerMcKinseyresumescreener,IthoughtI'dsharemythoughtsonhowtowritetheperfectconsultingresumeorCV.Evenifyouhavealreadysecuredyourinterviews,youshouldSTILLreadwhatfollowsbecauseitexplainsWHYyouwereselected,whatbiasesthefirmshave,andwhatareasofconcernsthefirmsmayhavethattheywilllikelytes
2、tyouonDURINGthein-personinterview.Inotherwords,whatfollowsisanexplanationofhowtheconsultingfirmsTHINKaboutrecruitingnewconsultants.Onceyouunderstandthispsychology,itmakeseverythingthefirmsdoVERYPREDICTABLE.Keepinmindtheseresumetipsapplyonlytostrategyconsultingfirms(asopposedtoITorHRconsul
3、tingfirms)suchasMcKinsey,BostonConsultingGroup(BCG),Bain,ATKearney,LEK,etc...Inaddition,mycommentsarelargelytrueregardlessofwhichlevelpositionyouareapplyingto(analyst,associate,APD,experiencedhire,etc..)Tostart,letmedispelonemyth:ResumeFormat.Manypeopleobsessoverhowtheresumeisformatted.Th
4、etruthisthewordsontheresumemattermorethanfontsize,columns,ormargins.Simpleexample,ifIseearesumethathasthe"wrong"marginsbuttheresumesays,"HarvardUniversity,#1inClass,Physics"(okay,I'mnotevensureifHarvardranksorhasaphysicsdegree)...IWILLnoticetheresume.Sothefirstbigtakeawayisthis:WHATyousay
5、mattersmorethanhowyouFORMATwhatyousay.Inscreeningresumes,Ihaveseendozensifnothundredsofformats.Manydifferentformatscanwork.Themostimportantthingisthemajoraccomplishmentsareeasytoread.Hereiswhatthebigfirmsarelookingfor:-------WhatTheTopConsultingFirmsLookForinResumes&CV's------1)BigBrandNa
6、meEmployersorSchools2)AcademicPerformance(GPA)3)HighStandardizedTestScoresinMath4)EvidenceofLeadershipandPeopleSkills5)HighAchievementCareerExperiences(ProportionaltoLengthofCareer)KeepinmindtheseareresumecriteriaforALLlevelsofconsulting,notjustpost-collegeroles.LetmeexplainWHYeachoneisim
7、portant.1)BigBrandNameEmployersorSchoolsTobeblunt,thetopconsultingfirmsareschoolsnobs.Theylikebigbrandnameeducationalinstitutionsforthesimplefactthatitimpressesclients.Ifyou'reanAssociatemaking$150,000-$200,000USDperyear,youremployerisprobablybillingyououttoclientsa
