Episodes
Hey Keeners, in today’s job market, hitting “submit” on applications alone won’t cut it.
That’s why I’m sharing a simple, proven strategy to hack the system and get noticed by recruiters—with just one email.
00:00 Intro
01:15 Why cold emails are the best ways to get a jobs
04:42 How to find a recruiter's work email
08:02 How to craft a good email
11:59 The email template & how to customize it
15:44 Best email subject line
16:35 Best time to send the cold email
17:47...
Published 11/07/24
What do McKinsey consultants actually do? And what does their life look like? Watch to find out!
00:00 Intro
01:26 3 signs you should be a consultant
02:53 Work life balance for McKinsey consultants
04:07 How much money do McKinsey consultants make?
06:11 Best time to leave consulting
07:57 The most desirable exit opportunities
10:13 The McKinsey to CEO pipeline
12:03 Are consultants just scapegoats?
15:00 3 lessons I learned from McKinsey
17:46 Message to a 18 y.o. Langni
20:18...
Published 10/28/24
Today, we chat with Langni Zeng about how she landed a McKinsey internship!
00:00 Intro
01:49 Welcome Langni Zeng!
04:02 The 4 steps of consulting recruitment
06:03 Step 1: Resume
08:26: Should I join a top student club?
12:36: The worst/best second-year summer internship
17:51: Step 2: Networking
21:05 You should do case competitions
24:44 3 types of people you should network with
28:08 Step 3: Case Prep
31:03 Step 4: The Interview
34:00 Crazy interview stories
39:25 3 reasons why...
Published 10/16/24
In the third and last video with Karen, we discuss:
The misleading consulting prestige tier list
The top 10 best consulting firms to work for
STEM is taking over consulting
Tips for networking
Published 09/24/24
Welcome back to part 2! In this video, we continue our conversation with Karen, the consulting IT GIRL.
Topics discussed:
1. Karen's 1st year internship at Lindt.
2. How to land a summer internship in 1st year university.
3. Karen's consulting internship at EY
4. Advice for case prep
5. Consulting VS marketing
6. Balancing school, internships, TA, and clubs
Published 09/15/24
There are 3 things that makes Karen, our guest this week, the IT GIRL of consulting:
1. She has interned at 2 prestigious consulting firms, EY and Oliver Wyman.
2. She goes to Queens University, one of the world's best target schools for consulting.
3. She willing to share all of her secrets and tips to help you land your dream consulting internship.
In this episode, we will help you set up a solid foundation for a successful career in consulting. We will discuss how to choose the...
Published 08/02/24
This week, we sit down with Erin Palmeter, an account manager at Google! We discuss Erin's entire career journey (university & post-grad), the importance of ad agencies, and finally how she got into Google.
It's a must-listen for anyone interesting in tech or marketing, and I hope this episode can help you jumpstart your career!
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Published 04/19/24
Do you want to land a prestigious consulting internship? We all know that consulting is a highly competitive industry with a complicated recruitment process, but we are here to help.
In this episode of Jumpstart Your Career, your host Gary Guo coffee chats Baihe, a third year business student & consulting intern at KPMG.
In this episode, we cover topics such as networking, coffee chats, case interviews, mental health, and more.
You can find me at:
Instagram: @thegaryguo
TikTok:...
Published 02/09/24
Building websites and working with celebrities. Creating viral videos with over 10 million views. Flying to Silicon Valley at age 20 to work at a $5 million start-up. And co-founding a start-up with Dan Koe, a creator with over 2 million followers.
In the third episode of "Jumpstart Your Career" with host Gary Guo, we'll unlock Matthew's entrepreneurship journey and how you can find your own entrepreneurial path.
Get ready to take notes and jumpstart your career.
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Published 11/28/23
You can land your dream finance internship, regardless of your school's reputation.
In episode two of "Jumpstart Your Career" with host Gary Guo, we'll dive deep into two critical aspects of finance internship recruitment: networking and mock interviews.
Zach Yaqub is a second-year economics major at Oberlin College and an incoming Summer Investment Research Intern at Sands Capital.
Get ready to take notes and jumpstart your career.
Watch Zach's finance content: @59secondfinance...
Published 11/21/23
Curious about how university students can land a highly competitive finance internship in New York?
In this debut episode of "Jumpstart Your Career" with host Gary Guo, we'll unlock the secrets behind finance internship recruitment with Eric Qu.
Eric is a third-year finance major at UofT and an incoming summer analyst at Bank of America Securities in their New York office.
Get ready to take notes and jumpstart your career.
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Published 11/05/23