Consultant resume keywords

What a consultant resume is screened for, and example bullets to adapt. Use the skills that are true of your experience, and put them inside accomplishment bullets rather than in a bare list.

Also covers: Management Consultant, Strategy Consultant, Business Consultant, Advisor.

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Skills and keywords

These are the terms most consistently used to screen consultant applications. Spell tools and certifications the way postings spell them — a screen matches the words, not the meaning.

StrategyProblem solvingData analysisClient managementPowerPointExcelStakeholder interviewsChange management

Example bullets

Each one has blanks in brackets. Fill them with your own figures, or rewrite the line — never keep a number you cannot explain.

  • Advised N clients in industry on topic.
  • Identified amount in savings for client type.

Verbs that signal ownership

Open bullets with these rather than with “responsible for” or “worked on”:

advisedidentified

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