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How to crush your next consulting interview – Daily Californian

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‘Tis the season to be jolly, but avoid taking Molly before your interview. That would just be too jolly for a suit. It’s consulting season and interviews are cramming up an already full schedule of java runs and crying in the bathroom stall (may be related events). Thanks to Business Insider for providing the cold, hard brass tacks of these tips, namely, what in tarnation a consulting interview is. So without further ado:

Dress for success

You may have heard to dress for success, but what you may not have known is that, for consulting interviews, it is literally true. If you aren’t wearing a dress, you will likely hear cackles of laughter as you close the door upon finishing your interview. As always, a clean-cut and clean-shaven look is best, so to the lads, plan in advance before trimming your hirsute legs down to a rolling stubble.

Know your current events

Demonstrating your knowledge of global trends and where your prospective company fits into all of it is important. But the candidate that will stand out will be the one to know not only the present, but also the future global trends. Go back to those Old Testament prophets for good examples of forecasting the unforeseen, and practice your divination.

Don’t shake the case study

The dreaded case study portion of the interview has undone many a solid candidate. While most sites will tell you to practice, we have better advice: don’t get shaken up by any case thrown at you. Be calm, collected and give them the answer they weren’t expecting. If it’s a math problem, hit them with a little geography. If it’s a geography problem, tell them you don’t bother yourself with such trifles. That’ll get them.

Do you fit? Well, do you?

Most people will tell you that interviewers will determine your fit based on personality and experience. But that’s a whole bunch of meaningless stuff that should remain suppressed deep in your subconscious, only to see the light of day in your eventual genius sperm/ egg donor request — which we’ll happily publish. Instead, just tell them how healthy you are and how you skipped leg day for this bogus interview. You don’t need no interviewer to determine if you’re fit.

Summation

Consulting interviews are a grand, wacky, stressful and potentially rewarding process. They’re basically no better or worse than any other form of arbitrary human contact with an uneven balance of power — kind of sounds like Tinder now that we think about it. And if you can still manage to smile in the mirror after using that app, you should be just fine, kiddos!

Contact Ismael Farooqui at [email protected].

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