How Fresh Graduates & Experienced Hires Can Start A Career in Consulting?

How fresh graduates &
experienced hires can

start a career in
consulting?
A perspective from an undergraduate with

~5 years working experience
Prepared by: Willbert Angrendo
July, 2020
A brief background of my career
Jakarta, IDN Jakarta, IDN Jakarta, IDN Dubai, UAE

2015 - 2017 2017 - 2018 2018 - 2019 2019 - Present
‘Big Four’ Consulting Boutique Investment Advisory Management Consulting Management Consulting
Focused on designing business Focused on providing sell-side Focused on strategy Focusing on strategy and
process across banking industry advisory services across retail, development across F&B and operating model development
and public sector F&B, and health care industries logistics (port) industries across Telco & Defense
industries
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This document answered four main questions
1. What is consulting?
How to prepare for a

2. consulting career?
3. How to build the “right” CV?
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3 4. How can I get more guidance?
1. What is consulting?
Overview about typical consulting practice and types of consulting firms
What do consultants do? What are different types of consulting firms1?
Consulting firms provide advise /

recommendations to clients on Management /
how to solve their current Big 4 IT Consulting
Strategy
problems, including:
– How to reduce operational costs? McKinsey, BCG, Bain,
PwC, EY, Deloitte, KPMG Accenture, IBM
Kearney, RB, Strategy&, etc.
– How to increase market share?
– Which new market they should
tap into?
Focus on strategies for high- Offers wider services, such as Focus on IT implementation &
– Which company to acquire? level management strategy, operations and development of IT tools
implementation
– What strategy they should have?
– How to increase their profit?
You can simply leverage any publicly available information about consulting, such as from
– and many more… websites, YouTube videos, etc.
4 1. Selected consulting firms (For illustrative purposes only)
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2. Preparing for your consulting career
Things you need to know if you want to start a career or do a “career switch” to consulting
Fresh Experienced
2. Key
Preparing for focus
actions you should your on: consulting career
graduates hires
Start by doing this:
• Participate in any company/ campus recruitment events

Attend recruitment / social events to expose yourself and expand your networks
*Details provided • Align your CV to show that you are the “right” candidate
Tailor your CV in the next slide for the firm
• Update your LinkedIn profile to get noticed by recruiters

Strengthen your LinkedIn profile for Indonesia / overseas opportunities
Prepare for case interviews • Understand and learn how to succeed in case interviews,
which include doing mock interviews
Key focus
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3. A. Start with a concise
summary
Building the – Add 1-2 paragraph(s) to summarize your
“Right” CV experience, expertise & key strengths
“Your CV should tell the story

about why you are the right
candidate not just who you are”
B. Outline key projects

and activities
– Provide brief details about your core
activities from each employer (e.g. Financial
analysis, IT system development)
Fresh graduates should start

with their education then C. Include organization /
highlight any internship certifications details
experiences
– Highlight campus organizational activities
& certifications (e.g. CFA, SQL)
– Avoid focusing on basic skills such as

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For fresh graduates / any industry professionals, I am providing a
4. free consultancy on:
Getting further
career guidance CV and cover letter review
(1/2)
Case interview preparation
Consulting information sharing

(e.g. career paths, salary)
Career advice in Indonesia & overseas

This social impact initiative focuses to help
Indonesian professionals (fresh graduates
/ someone who is looking to shift jobs) to
unlock their potential and accelerate their
career. LinkedIn profile tips
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I will provide additional information whenever relevant on
4. selected topics and tips about consulting and career in general:
Getting further
career guidance Consulting career paths Interviews tips
(2/2)
Business attire advice Case interview questions
Kindly contact me through my LinkedIn profile for a brief

discussion / sharing session
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Thank you
: [email protected]
: Willbert Angrendo
July 2020
Disclaimer:
All the information above are provided based on personal experience and
are intended to provide high-level guidance to the audience, without any
commercial / subjective intent. All images, logos, icons and other
properties belongs to the respective owners.
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How fresh graduates &

experienced hires can

A perspective from an undergraduate with

Prepared by: Willbert Angrendo

Jakarta, IDN Jakarta, IDN Jakarta, IDN Dubai, UAE

2 *All logos and properties belong to the respective company / owners

How to prepare for a

3. How to build the “right” CV?

What do consultants do? What are different types of consulting firms1?

Consulting firms provide advise /

4 1. Selected consulting firms (For illustrative purposes only)

• Participate in any company/ campus recruitment events

• Update your LinkedIn profile to get noticed by recruiters

“Your CV should tell the story

B. Outline key projects

Fresh graduates should start

– Avoid focusing on basic skills such as

Consulting information sharing

Career advice in Indonesia & overseas

Business attire advice Case interview questions

Kindly contact me through my LinkedIn profile for a brief

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