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-457200-45720000RESUME ADVICE: CONSULTINGINTRODUCTION This document is designed to help you customize your resume for consulting opportunities. Our advice comes from years of experience advising MBA students interested in consulting careers, speaking with recruiters and alumni in the consulting industry and by analyzing consulting job descriptions. Below you will find suggestions on:Action Verbs and Buzzwords & Phrases for Consulting ResumesSkills & Attributes Desired for Consulting Roles Key Action Verbs & Buzzwords & Phrases for Consulting Resumes – consider using the following action verbs or phrases to craft your consulting-focused resume.Action VerbsBuzzwords & PhrasesAchieved Advised AnalyzedAssessedBenchmarkedChosen/SelectedCollaboratedCommunicatedCreatedDeliveredDevelopedDevisedDirectedEvaluatedIdentifiedImplementedImprovedIncreasedLedManagedNegotiatedOptimizedOversawPresentedPersuaded / Convinced/ InfluencedRedesigned/Restructured ReviewedStrategizedSynthesized Best practicesClientCompetitive analysis/landscapeConjoint analysisCore capabilities/competencies Corporate strategyCross-functional Customer satisfactionDeliverableEconomies of scaleEfficiencyExecuteFeasibilityFrameworkGrowth strategyHypothesisImplicationsInterviews Market analysisMarket shareMarket sizingModeledPrimary researchProjectionsProposalRecommendationsSpearhead / Launch Scope Key Skills & Attributes Desired for Consulting Roles —match your skill set and attributes to the core responsibilities of a consultant. At a basic level, consultants: analyze data, create insights/make recommendations and present them in a compelling manner to the client. As such, your resume needs to demonstrate the following skills and attributes. Skills Attributes Leadership/Teamwork Demonstrate leadership responsibility, not just membershipCommunication/Presentation Communicate complex challenges and potential solutions in a concise and linear manner Develop recommendationsPresent results to managementProject Management Formulate strategy to identify information Analytical Rigor/Problem SolvingHelp clients to overcome business challengesIdentify key drivers of the problem Identify the right data to analyzeGather and analyze informationConduct field interviewsFormulate and test hypotheses Demonstrate curiosity and drive to find innovative solutionsDevelop intellectual capital in industry or functional areasQuantitative Translate data into meaningful insights and recommendationsBuild models and forecasts Persuasion skills Synthesize?findings?and effectively communicate/sell ideas ?Client Relationship Skills / Executive PresenceBecome trusted advisor Business Development (but don’t emphasize over above skills)Ability to Make an Impact / Deliver Results Need to quantify, use numbers Use words to signal successAcademic Achievement Elite undergraduate institutionsHigh GMAT (above 720)Directors ListUndergrad GPA (above 3.7)Fellowships/scholarships, awards/honorsTop Performer Worked at brand name companiesDemonstrated career progressionTop performance ratings, head of class/first among peersBusiness Judgment/Business Acumen Understand the implications and risks of decision making Ability to get up to speed on a new industry/function quickly Strong Interpersonal Skills/Emotional Intelligence Ability to motivate, persuade and influence othersFlexibility/Comfort with Ambiguity Interest in Consulting WCC membershipSmall Business Development CenterGlobal Consulting PracticumWharton Community ConsultantsParticipation in Case CompetitionsInteresting person Pass “airport test”Leverage Additional Information sectionOf Note:If you have been at one employer for a significant amount of time and are a career switcher, consider grouping your bullets by competency. Do not include “Selected Transactions” as a separate section under your employer, instead incorporate your involvement with transactions into your bullets. Highlight your role and the size of the deal. ................
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