If I am describing a consulting experience on my CV, should I include a subheading for each individual project I worked on for context?
In this case I am discussing points for two different projects
Hi,
Like others have mentioned, this really would depend on various factors. I'll add some colour based on my own experience and what worked for me.
As an undergraduate, i did not have subheadings because I had multiple ‘experiences’ at different locations I wanted to talk about. Thus having subheadings would have taken up too much space and did not really value add.
As an experienced hire applying to MBB, all of my work experience was only with one company (a T2 firm), and I wanted to highlight the diversity of experience I had both in terms of function and industry. Thus in this instance, I included sub-headings describing each project before elaborating on them in bullet points below.
Bottom line is - the choice to include/not include needs to be an informed choice after weighing various considerations and your context (which you have not mentioned and therefore is hard for anyone to answer you well).
Hi there,
I wouldn't do that.
Basically, try and focus as much as possible on what you did, how and what was the impact of it. Try to provide within the bullet point the minimum amount of context about the project that is needed for the reader to get the point.
Best,
Cristian
Hi there,
Q: If I am describing a consulting experience on my CV, should I include a subheading for each individual project I worked on for context?
Not necessarily. It depends on:
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Best,
Francesco
Hi there,
I have seen this work…but only sometimes.
I'd say 80% of the time it's sub-optimal and 20% of the time it works well.
My default advice would be to not do this, and rather just include that context within the bullet point itself.
Hi,
think about how you worded executive summaries to clients during your time as a consultant. There is no need to go into the minutia of every single project or be particularly chronological in what you list. The objective is to highlight the experiences you've made and skills you developed that are most relevant to the job you are applying for now.
In my opinion, the individual context of the consulting project is not needed to give the reader a good idea of the things you have done (i.e. methodologies used) as a consultant and the impact you created. Remember, you are choosing the most impactful examples for your CV anyway. It's not about making sure that you represent each and every assignment.
Keep it lean and consistent in how you structure your bullet points for the various experiences.
Good luck
This really depends on experience level.
If you only have a couple of projects then yes, it is fine to state what the project was (objective and industry), your responsibility, your achievements. Don't be too long, 2 lines max.
Honestly, when hiring a consultant, the only way to really understand their experience is by stating this. Even with strategy firms, people have very difference experiences regaring roles, industries, etc. And it should be possible to understand the type of consultant that you were by reading your CV.
Hello,
Depends on how you want to organize it (and the extensiveness of your consulting experience), but in general I would say to include separate projects as individual bullet points, but not under separate sub-headings. So something roughly like:
MBB firm
Project Manager
Feel free to get in touch if you'd like to get more specific feedback on your CV!
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