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I am currently in the midst of a horrendous job search. I am currently a Ph.D. student in Organic Chemistry at a well-known university in the US and am interested in consulting. I have a high GPA and high test scores as well as many publications (not bragging here). I applied about 100 jobs, got 4 interviews, and got turned down from 3 of those after the 1st interview, and from the other after 3 interviews. The firm that gave me 3 rounds of interviews is one of the best ranked firms in the business and encouraged me to apply again in the fall after more preparation. How have people here prepared for consulting interviews? Has anyone hired an interview tutor/coach? If so, has it been helpful? So far, I have gone through about 10 case interview books on my own. Also, is this just a sign that this line of work isn't for me? I was also considering going to law school to become a patent attorney. Any other thoughts? I am nearly at my wits end with this job search

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1. idk try monster.....same problem except im an electrican and a programer student
2. Listen, to be honest with you I have had some amazing jobs, I have lost some amazing jobs, and I have applied for some amazing jobs as well as been turned away from some amazing jobs. Things will happen when they are supposed to EXACTLY how they are supposed to nd if you give in and get a crap job you hate that is what you'llhave, a crap job you hate... Just be patient and find things to do to keep busy, keep searching, don't get me wrong, TRY to get a job but don't let it upset you that you don't have one right this minute. I am also going through the no job syndrome right now. I just returned from the US Army serving overseas in Sept and have tried applying at about 200 places with only 3 good leads and 1 ended up being a seasonal job that sucked, 1 didn't work out, and I decided I did not want to take a crap job to quit in 3 weeks (call center job).
3. You know, the key is.. - keep patience - dont leave hope - Learn from the mistakes (I mean introspect yourself, what I might have done better.) - Keep trying, be persistent - networking helps It is matter of time...success will be there.... And last but not the least...keep smiling....and once you get the offer..do share the news with me... best wishes..
4. Ohhh, I am so sorry. I feel your pain. I was searching for 5 months, too. Sent out a bazillion resumes, got several interviews... they all thought I was "great" and of course, nothing panned out. Finally, wound up back at my old company (but with more money) so.. have faith... it will happen, and it may not happen in the way that you expect. You sound like you've got a fabulous education... it'll come to good use. Good luck to you.
5. In my honest opinion, I think that people with graduate and post graduate degrees are getting duped. The reason I say this is because our economy is very bad right now and companies don't want to have to pay you for your education. If they can find someone that is capable of doing the job without those degrees then they are a shoe in because it makes more business sense and money sense to the company.
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