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Do you need to be good looking to be a management consultant?

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Vlad

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, I believe good looking in that case has several components: Your "look and feel" Your energy level and being friendly, smiling and cheerful Your ability to listen to the interviewer Your ability to ask q ... (read entire answer)

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Differences in candidate requirements and skills by gender and affinity group

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Hello, Here are my personal thoughts based on what I have seen happen around me during my a) B-School applications and b) Consulting applications: 1) There is always a minimum level of skill that any one must possess be ... (read entire answer)

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Alumni network of consulting management firm

Alumni management consulting requirements

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Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi Anonymous, I can give you my experience: I left BCG in 2013 to join McKinsey. As a consequence, I was still listed in he BCG alumni directory, but I could not use the full functionality of the alumni website/platfo ... (read entire answer)

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