Applications
The published mechanics of applying, read from the portals themselves rather than from advice. Application caps, one-application-per-role rules, whether a referral can be added after submission, which markets forbid a photo: these are printed by the firms, usually in a FAQ nobody reads. Dated material carries the campaign it belongs to, because a deadline without a year is a trap for next year's reader.
19 guides.
Consulting Application Deadlines 2027, Read October 2026
Three of the 20 Oliver Wyman 2027 postings carry a date. BCG runs four deadline regimes at once. Every consulting application deadlines 2027 line is dated.
Consulting Resume 2026: Six Bullets Rewritten in Full
Six consulting resume bullets rewritten with the arithmetic shown, the CV criteria four firms print, and a complete one-page template, nothing held back.
Case Competition Example 2026: One Firm's Full Calendar
One case competition example in full: Monitor Deloitte Spain's five milestones, teams of three or four, and a prize that is career support. Read with its gaps.
Coffee Chats in Consulting 2026: The Ask That Works
One firm publishes a free practice case for every first-round candidate. Another tells you to read your interviewers' profiles first. Scripts printed in full.
Consulting Cover Letter 2026: Six Firms, Four Rules
Roland Berger requires a consulting cover letter. OC&C says none is needed. McKinsey calls it optional. BCG Switzerland caps it at a page. One is printed below.
Dutch Consulting CV 2026: Six Interviews, No Format
No Dutch firm we could read publishes a CV format. One publishes its whole process instead: two rounds, six one-hour interviews, and a free practice case.
UK Consulting CV 2026: The Three Published Entry Routes
KPMG UK opens with a form. OC&C wants the CV with your name removed. EY UK allows one programme every six months. Three published UK routes, read in full.
German Consulting Lebenslauf 2026: No Photo, One Language
Roland Berger asks for no photo in the application documents. McKinsey accepts English or German for Germany and Austria, and wants only one version submitted.
Consulting Networking 2026: Start Dates Firms Publish
Consulting networking has a published start date: Alvarez & Marsal says freshman year, Roland Berger has no fixed hiring period, Kearney names its domains.
Consulting Recruiting Events 2026: A Dated Calendar
NERA publishes its whole 2026-2027 campus calendar: 22 sessions, 19 schools, dates and format for each. Reprinted in full, with what the other firms hide.
Consulting Referrals 2026: The Link Has to Come First
BCG publishes the mechanics of its referral: it travels as a link, it has to be used at submission, and a direct application cannot be converted later.
Consulting Resume Template 2026: Built for the Parser
Four firms publish how their portals break a resume: wrong attachment type, mangled education dates, locked files. A consulting resume template that survives.
LinkedIn vs Resume 2026: What Each Document Is Really For
BCG uses your LinkedIn URL to match duplicate candidate profiles. Porsche Consulting says the CV is the most important thing. The two do different jobs.
Networking Email Templates 2026: 12 Copy-Paste Scripts
Twelve networking email templates with their subject lines: cold outreach, event follow-up, introductions, referrals, nudges, and informational interviews.
Networking Follow-Up Templates and the Second Message
Berkeley gives the window, one to two days, and the three things the note must express. Five templates for the messages that keep a contact alive afterward.
Consulting Application Tracker: The Fields That Decide
Most trackers log a firm and a date. The fields that lose applications are the assessment you were sent, its sitting rule, and a deadline in your inbox.
Resume Action Words 2026: The Only Published Verb Grid
One firm publishes a three-level grid for a project: participated, led, initiated. It is the only verb guidance a consulting firm gives, and it is enough.
Resume and Cover Letter Kit for Consulting Applications
Harvard calls the cover letter a writing sample and part of screening. Three firms require one, two call it optional, one says none. Build the kit for both.
Video Cover Letter 2026: How to Write and Record One
A video cover letter is a short recording sent with an application. Here is the 60 to 90 second script, the recording setup, and which employers ask for one.