Hi everyone. I think my cv and cover letter are limiting me from joining a consulting firm. Help please?

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Anonym A fragte am 18. Juni 2020

I am trying to get into consulting from a banking background with 3 years of experience. I have applied to plenty however, i dont reach the interview stage so it must be that my resume and cover letter are not that good?

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Julie
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antwortete am 18. Juni 2020
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Hi !

It may be that you are not highlighting your experiences enough.

Check the following:

  1. Impact. Instead of listing the job description, do you talk about the value you added to the role (initiatives you took, results you obtained, etc.?)
  2. Strengths. Consulting firms want to see leadership, results, challenge. Are you displaying these traits in your resume?
  3. Precise. Are you too generic in your phrasing? Do you quantify the size of projects you worked on? do you list specific work?
  4. Readibility. Are you trying to say too much and list too much information on the resume? You need to prioritize and make it easy for the reader to get the big picture in a 10-sec view, a 30-sec view and a 1-min more thorough read
  5. Overall layout. Is everything consistent, aligned, well formatted ? It takes a lot of time to review format, but is critical to do it right!

Lots of other things to look at, so don't hesitate to reach out if you want more specific feedback on your documents.

Best of luck!

Julie

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Anonym A am 19. Juni 2020

Thank you :)

Clara
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You should post it here like someone did last week, and people can give you input! (Sanitized with no name, etc.)

Cheers

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Robert
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Hi Anonymous,

Difficult to say, based on this generalized statement without specific information at hand.

Main issue to consider in current turbulent economic times is also the decline in recruiting activity - more or less the same supply of candidates meets less demand, so consequently the bar is raising.

Also, 3 years of banking background is good and will help, but in general it's not something which makes you unique and a must-hire for MBB.

In addition - networking your way into consulting firms is always the safest method, and something you might want to consider.

Hope that helps - if so, please be so kind and give it a thumbs-up with the green upvote button below!

Robert

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Ian
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Hi there,

Please send it through to me and I'll take a look!

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Anonym antwortete am 18. Juni 2020

Hi there.

If you do not get to the interview stage, it may be that your CV and Cover Letter are limiting you. Some suggestions to improve them:

1. Keep both CV and Cover Letter of 1 pag max each, it is a key aspect

2. In the CV (i) use bullet points and for each bullet point write 2 line max, (ii) use action verbs to show what you have done (e.g., lead a 10+ people team, developed a 3y business plane, ...), (iii) use numbers (e.g., generated 30m+ synergies, analysed 5 indirect costs category across 13 countries, ...), (iv) show you have analytical and people skills

3. In terms of background, international experiences and showing the abilty to be able to interact with people from different culture and background matters a lot, much more than hard skills

3. In the Cover Letter be clear on (i) what the position you are applying for, (ii) why do you like the company - look at the company website and use same terminology of their philosohy, (iii) explain why you are the right person for that position explaining your skills but without repeating what you mentioned in your CV and by using more personal/private expamples (typical skills that are appreciated by consulting are: problem solving/solution oriented, relationship management and oral/written communication)

Hope it helps! :)

Giulia

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Anonym A am 19. Juni 2020

this helps thank you :)

Jamie antwortete am 18. Juni 2020
Former Tier 2, now MBB in Dubai. Here to chill :)

Hi there,

Current MBB Consultant here.

Happy to have a look and share some points.

Best

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Henning
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You can always post a sanitized version of your documents here and ask for feedback. People will typically be very responsive.

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Gaurav
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Feel free to send me, so that I can have a look at it and provide you with some comments

GB

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Anonym antwortete am 21. Aug. 2020

Dear A,

It's very difficult to assess you cv and cover letter without having a look on them. Could you please share them with me that I can provide a feedback.

Also, I would strongly recommend you to apply with referrals, that significantly maximizes your chances of being invited for the interview.

If you need any help with you documents or networking, feel free to reach me out.

Best,
André

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Luca
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I would be happy to help!

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Anonym bearbeitete die Antwort am 19. Juni 2020

Hi,

Happy to have a look early next week if it's still necessary

Best

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