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How to win at the LEK interview process even when applying from abroad

Recent grad Danika did something not many undergrads attempt - she applied to consulting firms while she was spending a semester studying abroad. Managing vast gaps in time and distance,…

Reader FAQ – “Designer” Consulting Resumes, Late Applications, and Plan Bs

October was the peak of full-time recruiting, and it shows! You've bombarded us with insightful questions about resumes, interviews, applications, and how to pick up the pieces and consider alternatives…

Prepping for a BCG or Bain interview? A UVA undergrad’s path to a Bain offer

Wow, you're going to learn a lot from this interview with UVA undergrad and now Bain consultant, James. His first recruiting season left much to be desired, but he learned…

Start Consulting Club: Tips & Funding Strategies

This is post 3 in a series that is specifically for (and about) consulting clubs. How fun - we get to highlight what you're doing on campuses all around the…

Consulting Clubs – Get Informed, Get Connected and Get Casing!

This is part 2 of an article we wrote on consulting clubs back in the day. Part 1 laid out options for MBAs, undergrads, and other students to get consulting-related…

How Aaron Broke in: A Pre-MBA Internship at Deloitte

It's time for another installment in our Life as a Consultant series - where we feature interesting topics and great tidbits that highlight the nuances of the consulting game. (By…

Why Consulting?

We held an MC exclusive subscriber giveaway contest where entrants told us in 200 words or less how they became interested in consulting. The best answer received a cool prize:…

Double trouble…Launching the Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd Edition

We knew a year ago that we wanted to publish a 3rd edition to our best-seller - The Consulting Bible - but we wanted to set the bar high, do…

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 – 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.…

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…