Launching Your Career in Consulting

How to leave consulting

How I knew it was time to leave and how I approached the exit

May 17 • 

Michael Riley

April 2025

MBB Resume Tutorial

I landed interviews at 7 consulting firms, including all 3 MBB firms. This is the exact resume I used and my approach to crafting it.

Apr 17 • 

Michael Riley

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February 2022

Want to work at a startup?

It's been a while! Wanted to share this really cool opportunity to break into marketing/growth at startups

Feb 1, 2022 • 

Michael Riley

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November 2020

Meet Ashton Alexander - incoming BCG Summer Associate

Ashton's story + my take on his experience

Nov 17, 2020 • 

Michael Riley

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Text-message course on how to prepare for recruiting

I’m launching a free 3-day text-message masterclass on how to get an interview at Bain, McKinsey, or BCG. For 3 days, you’ll get a text from me …

Nov 9, 2020 • 

Michael Riley

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Consulting recruiting 2021 is not that far away

How to approach landing interviews with MBB next fall (starts now) + I'm starting a Tlog (it's like a vlog, but over text message)

Nov 4, 2020 • 

Michael Riley

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October 2020

My summer at Bain was great, but switched to McKinsey for full-time

A lot has happened since my last email and there were some learnings that I wanted to pass on to you all!

Oct 29, 2020 • 

Michael Riley

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July 2020

Networking Tips

I remember knowing 0 people in Corporate America at the end of freshman year. Going on LinkedIn, chatting with professionals in many industries, and…

Jul 30, 2020 • 

Michael Riley

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How to keep in touch with professionals

You’ve had your first call or (virtual) coffee chat with a professional at your dream firm, now what?

Jul 5, 2020 • 

Michael Riley

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June 2020

Week 2 at Bain: Got staffed on my case!

This week I got staffed on my case at Bain! I wanted to give you guys a run-down of what this experience has been like. What I am working on My team is…

Jun 26, 2020 • 

Michael Riley

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What I learned in my first week at Bain

Landing a job at Bain seemed like a dream to me just a year ago - it’s surreal to finally be a part of the firm. Being “on the other side” definitely…

Jun 19, 2020 • 

Michael Riley

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How to cold-email professionals

Hey everyone! Here’s an example of the most recent cold email I sent. No guarantee that this will always work, but worked well for me :) For context…

Jun 10, 2020 • 

Michael Riley

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