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Experienced hires, PhDs, and other advanced degrees

How the process differs when you come from industry or research, how to frame your background in consulting terms, and the fit questions you are most likely to hear.

15 min2 lessons Last reviewed
Start lesson 1 How the process differs

Key takeaways

  • Experienced and advanced-degree candidates take the same kinds of case and fit interviews, but interviewers expect more depth from their background and more polish in how they present it.
  • Describe your past work in terms a client would care about: the problem, what you did, and the result, without the jargon of your field.
  • Know how the process differs for experienced hires and advanced-degree candidates.
  • Translate your experience or research into the skills consulting values.
  • Answer "why consulting now", "why leave", and "explain your research simply"
By the end you will be able to
  • Know how the process differs for experienced hires and advanced-degree candidates
  • Translate your experience or research into the skills consulting values
  • Answer "why consulting now", "why leave", and "explain your research simply"

Lessons

1

How the process differs

Levels, timing, formats, and what interviewers expect from you.

6 min
2

Framing your experience, and the questions you will hear

Turning your background into consulting skills, a 30-second research pitch, and common fit questions.

9 min

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