Are you good at telling stories? Are you a creative thinker? Do you enjoy problem solving? If your answer is ‘YES’, then you, my friend, are an aspiring, ‘wait-for-it’ (as Legendary Barney Stinson says), CONSULTANT! But why ‘wait for it’ when you have all the skills? Start exploring a career in consulting today.
The CSE has several of the resources you need to turn more applications into interviews and interviews into offers. Let me list some of my favorites!
– Ariha Jain MSBA’24, CSE Career Captain
Winter Break Resource Round-Up for Careers in Consulting
Consulting resources offered by the CSE:
CQ Interactive
Provides skill exercises to practice and excel your interviews. It has math questions, market-sizing questions, eight case starts and twelve full cases plus lots more information
Big Interview
Improves interview skills with training and practice, and builds technique and confidence
Vault Guide Resources
TheCSE has unlocked valuable career planning resources offered by Vault editors. Shared below are some articles to get you started with Vault:
- Vault Guide to Case Interviews
- Vault Career Guide to Consulting
- Vault guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms
- Vault guide to Resumes and Job Hunting Skills
Weekly Case Practice with Geri Behm
Sign up for “Weekly case Practice with Geri Behm” via the Thursday CSE Newsletter
Recommended articles for careers in consulting
The Best Management Consulting Blogs and Resources to Read
Are you interested in the latest consulting news and developments, consulting industry news, in-depth analysis, trends, how to articles, best practices, business cases, industry rankings, and much more? Then this article is for you! Consultants 500 also has several consulting related resources which can be of your further interest.
Case Interview: A Comprehensive Guide
This article by My Consulting Coach briefs you on what a case interview is. Learn more about case interview format, first and second round interviews in various companies, case interview topics and skills required in a consulting interview. You can crack any case interview with loads of practice.
The Top 50 Consulting Firms of 2022
Here are the world’s Top 50 Consulting companies you can think of applying to! These companies offer their services across a wide variety of sectors and geographies, and often have very different methods of approaching the problems they solve. What they do have in common is the ability to produce results for their clients.
Top 10 Best Consulting Books
Consulting has become a major profession for most management graduates, with the consultant by profession needing to have qualities like professionalism, time management, judgment, etc. Here is the list of best books on consulting that you can consider reading this winter break or in the year 2023.
The Rules of the Consulting Resume
As now you have set your sights on consulting as your career path, and figured out which firm you want to work for- the next step is to get your resume ready. We have all realized the fact that consulting requires a more unique skill set than other regular jobs. So it should come as no surprise that you will need to adjust your resume accordingly. This blog can help you build a resume that will shine in the consulting world.
Finally, check out the Brandeis Consulting Association – a student-run organization which aims to support the professional development of students who wish to pursue a career in consulting. Join the BCA family to gain consulting skills, industry insights, and access to an exclusive network of alumni and professionals in the field.
Consulting is considered to be one of the elite professions. They choose the best (among the best). Preparing for Case Interviews requires practice. Strategy + Implementation = Success
If consulting is the right path for you, prepare to work hard, learn constantly and challenge your mind. Keep in mind that “Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.”
The 2022 Winter Break Resource Round-Up Series has been brought to you by our CSE Career Captain Team. This Consulting Careers Round-Up was written and curated by Ariha Jain MSBA’24, as her first addition to the CSE Connect Blog.
