USC Consulting Club. Case Workshop Program Meeting 1. by Leland Char and Wilson Kyi. UCC Resume Recruiting Case Recap

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1 USC Consulting Club Case Workshop Program Meeting 1 by Leland Char and Wilson Kyi

2 Please Grab a Packet Contents 1. Cover Sheet 2. 1/20 agenda, week deliverables, and 1/27 agenda 3. Member contact list 4. Resume tips 5. Resumes Leland Char and others 6. McKinsey Case Great Burger

3 Agenda 2 hour meeting 1. UCC Talk about the organization (15 min) 1. Introduce board members and advisors 2. About the case workshop admitted class 3. Things to think about during recruiting 2. Resume Resume Workshop (40 min) 1. Give presentation (20 min) 2. 4 person editing groups (20 min) 4 rounds at five minutes/round 3. Recruiting On campus and online recruiting (15 min) 1. Show them slide from before 2. Google doc where everyone adds links and additional companies 4. Cases Great Burger McKinsey Case (45 min) 5. Recap Action plan for next week and E-board positions (5 min)

4 Background - Wilson Kyi

5 Background - Leland Char

6 Meixi Chen

7 Evan Kim

8 You Admitted Members The following is the class profile for admitted members of the case workshop program: Average cumulative GPA: 3.80 Admission rate: 32 selected of 127 applicants Class standing: 14 sophomores, 17 juniors, and 1 seniors Represented majors: History, Neuroscience, Business, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, Industrial Systems Engineering, Political Science, International Relations, Accounting, EALC, IRGB, Psychology, East Asian Area Studies

9 You Admitted Members The following is the class profile for admitted members of the case workshop program: Average cumulative GPA: 3.80 Admission rate: 32 selected of 127 applicants In this room is the next person that will go to McKinsey, Accenture, Bain, BCG, Deloitte.. Class standing: 14 sophomores, 17 juniors, and 1 seniors Represented majors: History, Neuroscience, Business, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, Industrial Systems Engineering, Political Science, International Relations, Accounting, EALC, IRGB, Psychology, East Asian Area Studies

10 Goals of the Organization The USC Consulting Club (UCC) is a student-run organization at the University of Southern California. The objectives of the consulting club are the following: 1 2 Immediate Goal: To provide its members with access to the best resources and support to obtain an internship or job in consulting. Long Term Goal: To increase the visibility of USC to companies within the consulting industry.

11 Your Competition

12 Your Competition Strategy: Do not compete with each other help each other work together

13 Internships with Consulting Internships with consulting are hard to get Investment Banking Consulting Internships Full Time Internships Full Time

14 Contact Sheet Use the Contact List for some of the following reasons To schedule mock case interviews and behavioral interviews with each other To communicate with each other about the various questions and interview styles of the different firms To share resources beyond those provided by the USC Consulting Club

15 Before

16 After

17 After Perfecting your resume is the most important first step to obtaining a future internship or job

18 Document Overview Find some one else s resume to reference Don t Reinvent the Wheel

19 Document Overview 1. Make sure your name is larger than all other text but not too much larger 2. The whole document should have the same font type throughout 3. Margins should be equal on all 4 sides 4. Margins that are too large look unprofessional and margins that are too small make a resume look like a block of text (try to have margins that are larger than.5 and smaller than.8 ), make sure that the resume is full 5. Eliminate the objective section 6. Suggested order of sections: Education, Professional Experience, Leadership Experience, Interests and Affiliations 7. Check for any inconsistencies in formatting (very important)

20 Education Make sure to use your school address instead of a personal one Put school related awards that you might have forgotten about

21 Education Round your GPA up if not put two decimals Place your GPA strategically: if it is high put it in bold and center it Put your major GPA or minor GPA on your resume if it is higher, perhaps put only major GPA Take off your high school achievements ASAP Put your SAT scores if they were above 2300

22 Education 1. Use relevant coursework as a filler if you need a fuller resume 2. Use lines to make the heading distinct, one above and below or just one below

23 Experience Use the tittle Professional Experience vs. Work Experience and Leadership vs. Activities While doing your internship, record what you did as you do it to make for better bullets

24 Experience 1. Check for consistency in the dates, recommend using month-year 2. Dates should align either to the left or the right 3. Put your most impressive and relevant experience first 4. If your company is impressive put it before your title 5. The title of your position can be manipulated IT help desk to Multimedia Specialist 6. Take off anything that is unimpressive or would not like to be asked about in an interview 7. Try not to have any large gaps in time between experiences

25 Experience 1. Make sure your impressive experience has 1-2 more bullet points than all of the rest 2. The first word of every bullet should be an action verb and should be in the same tense Do not repeat action verbs 3. Emphasize transferable skills (try to incorporate numbers and industry jargon into wording)

26 Leadership, Skills, Interests 1. Word a bland experience into a good one: from Participated in various member events and meetings to Actively participated in sponsored tours with corporations such as AirForce Research Labs and SpaceX 2. Personal Interests are great for talking about in interviews especially if they are a company that cares a lot about culture 3. Skills can also be used as a good filler in a resume (Computer, Language ) 4. Keep your old resumes in a binder

27 Leadership, Skills, Interests 1. Leadership or Leadership Experience sounds better than Activities 2. If you re a member of an org don t write it, only write something if you have a tittle 3. Most organizations are willing to give you a position if you ll step up to take extra responsibility 4. Word a bland experience into a good one: from Participated in various member events and meetings to Actively participated in sponsored tours with corporations such as AirForce Research Labs and SpaceX 5. Personal Interests are great for talking about in interviews especially if they are a company that cares a lot about culture 6. Skills can also be used as a good filler in a resume (Computer, Language ) 7. Keep your old resumes in a binder By now you should have a lot of markings on your resume Exchange resumes with 3 people for 5 minutes each We will be walking around to help

28 On-Campus Recruiting Company Interview Date Submission Date Bain Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Mercer Monday, February 06, 2012 Thursday, February 02, 2012 PwC Friday, February 10, 2012 Wednesday, February 08, 2012 Cornerstone Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Monday, February 13, 2012 Capgemini Friday, February 24, 2012 Wednesday, February 22, 2012 ZS Associates Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Sunday, February 26, 2012 Accenture Friday, March 02, 2012 Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Triage Consulting Group Wednesday, March 07, 2012 Sunday, March 04, 2012 Deloitte Consulting TBA TBA

29 Online Recruiting Firms to Apply Online The Parthenon Group Oliver Wyman Analysis Group Cambridge Group Navigant Consulting FTI IBM Global Business Service McKinsey Bain BCG Booz & Co. AT Kearney Monitor LEK

30 Google Doc Recruiting Tracker Firm name Firm Type Direct Website Link Other Notes Contributors McKinsey Management Consulting y.com/app004/ressub.n sf/applynow?openform Should take about 15 minutes Leland Char The Parthenon Group Strategy Specializing in Education anager4.successfactors. com/career?company= parthenon Apply as an associate Wilson Kyi, Leland Char

31 Mock Interview McKinsey Case

32 To Do for the Next Week Priority List (from highest priority) 1. Finish and profiles to by tonight 2. Polish and bring resumes next week (spend about 4 hours) 3. Apply to ALL On Campus Recruiting companies 4. Apply to ALL companies online on Recruiting Tracker google doc and add content 5. Read Vault Guide, Case in Point, Management Consulted, Wall Street Oasis Guide 6. Attend info sessions Distribution of Resources All Consulting Guides Saturday Casebooks Wednesday ConsultingCase101.com, CaseInterview.com Log-ins Wednesday Resources are only for members of USC Consulting Club

33 Case Workshop Meeting 2 Next Friday 1/27 HOH 303 Finalize Resumes (bring 4 copies) Guest Speaker Case Workshop #2 (bring 2 printed cases for your mock interview)

34 USC Consulting Club Case Workshop Program Meeting 1 by Leland Char and Wilson Kyi