Resume Tips

Basic schmoozing will not get you a consulting job - qualifications, interview performance, and fit will.  Your resume must demonstrate success consistently; diverse skills and interests are key.  Use your cover letter to articulate what your resume cannot. 

What do you have to prove?

• Critical thinking skills/problem solving
• Adaptability
• Resourcefulness
• Personality
• Maturity
• Cultural fit
• Intellectual horsepower

What things really matter?

• Quality of work experience
• Quality of undergraduate institution
• Analytical nature of undergraduate degrees
• Grades (undergraduate and graduate)
• Test scores
• Consistent career progression
• Comfort/familiarity with technology - information technology plays a HUGE role in consulting
• Obvious leadership skills (promotions, offices held, high visibility roles)

How will you prove you’ve got what it takes?

Education

• Academic successes
• Student clubs in which you participate
• Leadership roles
• Special projects

Experience

• Project management experience
• Personnel development experience
• Multi-functional aspects of your role
• Success-oriented point out areas where you were recognized for outstanding performance
• Experience where you demonstrated initiative to execute a project or task
• Organization change/reengineering initiatives

Personal/Additional Information

• Volunteer roles/Community leadership
• Interesting hobbies
• Technical skills
• Placing in a Case Competition

What are they looking for?

General Consulting Skills

• Account Planning
• Business Performance Measurement
• Facilitation Process
• Consulting Project Management
• Research
• Structured Issue Analysis

Strategy Formulation

• Business Process Analysis and Architecture
• Industry Acumen
• Marketplace analysis
• Strategic Vision Creation

Operations Strategy

• Distribution Operations
• Logistics Network Strategy
• Supply Chain Operations
• Transportation Strategy

Organization Strategy

• Change Journey Leadership
• Organization Architecture Design
• Strategic Alliance Integration
• Strategic Leadership Development

Technology

• IT Assessment
• IT Planning/Strategy