CV/Resume Query regarding work experience at family owned business

Hi there,

a) How to best report my current work arrangement on my CV/resume.

The same way as you would do with your other professional experiences in a consulting resume. List the name the company, your role, dates and key achievements aligned with the consulting toolkit.

b) What would be an appropriate job title? Advisor?

Advisor should work. The point above is more important than the job title itself.

c) Is a company registry document transcribed in non-English that records me as being a shareholder, suffice for background checks, as the only potential referees are family members?

You will need to check this with recruiters since policies will vary across companies. English translation would definitely help here.

Happy to keep talking about this in private, just send me a message.

Best,

Alberto

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Hi there,

In general, additional experience is viewed positively. The more the experience, the better (if told/displayed properly, and if not cluttered).

So, yes, your experience, as long as you include it in your resume, is absolutely positive!

a) How to best report my current work arrangement on my CV/resume.

A coach can help you properly wordsmith this. We don't know the details of your role, and we haven't seen your initial experience bullet points so please just keep in mind that a “general” question like this won't get a full answer.

You need to highlight the main things you have done in this role. Highlight impressive numbers, make it clear what, exactly, you did, and put it in a consulting skillset light.

b) What would be an appropriate job title? Advisor?

Whatever your actual role is there. What is listed in their employee database? What do you have on LinkedIn.

Again, as part of a resume review session we could also figure out what works best!

c) Is a company registry document transcribed in non-English that records me as being a shareholder, suffice for background checks, as the only potential referees are family members?

Could be. Might be worth translating as well. Ultimately, there needs to be an official record of employment/partnership in the firm.

Hi there,

1) I am also part of a family-run investment company, that owns a small portfolio of residential and commercial properties abroad. Is this seen as a positive or negative by MBB recruiters and interviewers?

No issues with that as it can show entrepreneurial skills, which are appreciated by consulting firms. You might want to prepare an answer for why would you like to work in MBB instead of scaling that business.

2) How to best report my current work arrangement on my CV/resume.

As general tips, I would recommend the following:

1. Use action verbs to describe the experiences (eg “Led…; Analyzed…) and use a structure of Action → Results.
2. Quantify results. If you find it challenging to define numbers, you can use the number of countries/clients/forecasted results.
3. Show experience related to leadership or teamwork. A good number of candidates have points on problem-solving and drive to achieve results, but lack experiences related to working in a team.

BONUS (not directly related to your work experience): show relevant extracurricular activities and interests. They make the profile more interesting and might help to show leadership skills as well.

3) What would be an appropriate job title? Advisor?

It depends on what exactly you did/are doing. Possible options might be “Advisor” or "Business Development Manager", depending on that.

4) Is a company registry document transcribed in non-English that records you as being a shareholder sufficient for background checks, as the only potential referees are family members?

This might be sufficient. Possibly they might want an official confirmation about the role from the company Director as well.

Good luck!

Francesco

Hi,

I think that you can simply show on you resume that you have to experiences at the same time even if in 2 differents description paragraphs.

Advisor is a great title.

For the background check, just wait to have an offer to discuss what could be relevant.

Cheers,

Alex

Hi!

Honestly, you have a great profile that would be attractive for consulting companies. 

But figuring out ‘how to best tell your story’ requires some work, thinking and a detailed conversation that goes beyond the scope of a Q&A question. 

The best course of action in my view is to get some expert support on this. Figuring out how to position yourself and then build your application around it (CV, CL, etc.) will make a huge difference in your application process.

Sharing with you a few free resources as well that you might find useful if you're at the start of the application process:

• Expert Guide: Build A Winning Application Strategy
• Expert Guide: What Do Management Consultants Do? 

Good luck!
Cristian

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