As a recent finance graduate with limited knowledge in finance, what steps can I take to increase my chances of landing a job in a consulting firm??

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How do you have a finance degree but limited knowledge of finance? Did you sleep through university?

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They teach basic stuff in finance classes in college. Much of which he probably won’t even use.

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Don’t need finance to do consulting

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Depends on which type of consulting you are doing.

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Fake it til you make it

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Get cracking on some case studies for the type of consulting you want to get into

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