Critique required - Strategy Consultant full application

Hey!

Could you please give me positive or negative criticism about the document attached? I am applying to the top 3 management consultant firms and need to ensure that my application gets me an interview!

My school's name has been redacted but it is a target school.

Thanks for all the help. Tear it apart.

 

I think you need to widen your search from the top 3. Your GPA is a 2.7, which is extremely low for these sorts of jobs and your SAT is a 1900. That's also very low. I think you are a long shot to get an interview.

 

Thanks for your input! Could you give me a list of company's where you think I would have a shot? I'm thoroughly interested in the strategy consultancy field and would not mind working at a smaller firm, proving my worth and working up the ladder.

 

What industry do you work in? Do you think my resume has a shot where you work? I am graduating in May and would like to explore all career prospects.

Thank you

 

Unless your dad is the CEO of a a Fortune 50, you're not getting an interview. Grades and test scores are way too weak. I could count on one hand the number of people with below 3.5 from targets I've seen get interviewed, and they never made it past first round.

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