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CV review

Hi everybody, 

Just a week left for the applications now and I would really appreciate it if the experts can share their feedback on my CV. 

Thank you very much in advance. 

P.S - I will be applying for all the consultancy firms in London. 

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Ian
Coach
on Aug 24, 2020
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate

Hi there,

I give it a 6/10 but not enough to get accepted by MBB. I think you need a deep-dive review with a coach, but here's the best I can do without talking through your experiences:

  1. Add GPA (missing, which raises a red flag)
  2. Add a skills section (if can't think of any technical skills like SQL, Python, etc. and you only have languages, put languages in your header section under your name/address)
  3. Remove "studied and lived in community of 35 nationalities" bullet
  4. Your work experience bullets need refining (almost everyones do)
    1. "Promoted within 6-month timeframe" This should be a bullet, but rather you need to show the promotion timeline in your roles + dates
    2. "Business expectations exceeded by 200%". What does this mean? Also, shouldn't have 2 sentences in one bullet if you can avoid it
    3. I have a hunch that you have some more valuable experiences that you haven't included AND could afford to cut a few of these bullets as a result (and add others)
Anonymous B
on Aug 22, 2020

Hi Anonymous 

I'm sorry but in the current climate consultancy firms in London will not sponsor candidates who are not already in the country and require a visa. Your CV needs a bit of work but you should be able to secure interviews with consultancies in India

Best 

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on Aug 31, 2020
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Hi, feel free to share it in private chat for a quick review

Best,
Antonello

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Coach
on Aug 22, 2020
Associate at Kearney, with 6+ years of industry experience and an entrepreneurship backbone. Passionate about coaching & feedback

Feel free to DM me

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Coach
on Aug 23, 2020
Professional full-time coach|50+ happy clients in 12 months|Ex Roland Berger PM & Recruiter|Networking to get interviews

Dear A,

I would appreciate, if you could send me you CV in PM, so that we can discuss it. 

Best,
André

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