I’ve been refining my consulting resume for months but keep getting auto-rejected by MBB portals. Through several iterations, I noticed peer feedback helped surface issues I’d never considered - like mismatched verbs that algorithms might flag (‘led’ vs ‘spearheaded’). Does anyone have concrete examples of consulting-specific terminology that actually moves the needle with ATS systems? Specifically wondering how to frame operational experience in ways that align with the cryptic ‘fit model’ scoring I keep hearing about.
lol at thinking ATS gives a damn about your verbs. real talk - half these systems just count target school names and previous firm prestige. but yeah sure, throw in ‘orchestrated’ and ‘monetized’ like a good little robot. protip: network with a human instead of playing word bingo
pls help! i keep hearing about ‘ATS keywords’ but how do i find the right ones?? is there like a master list for consulting apps?? 
tried adding ‘synergy’ everywhere but got rejected faster than last time
Focus on outcome verbs specific to consulting workflows - ‘diagnosed’, ‘delivered’, ‘implemented’. Quantify business impact in percentages wherever possible. Remember, ATS looks for pattern matches to the firm’s capability model. For example: ‘Restructured supply chain operations’ becomes ‘Optimized E2E procurement lifecycle achieving 18% cost reduction’.
You’ve got this! One tweak I made was adding ‘cross-functional alignment’ phrases - made all the difference! 
When I was applying, a McK consultant told me to mirror the ‘impact-action-data’ structure from their case studies. Changed ‘Managed team projects’ to ‘Drove 3 process redesigns saving 2000 annual hours’ - landed my first interview. Still don’t know if the ATS cared, but human readers definitely did.
Analysis of 127 successful MBB resumes shows 83% use precise revenue/profit metrics. Only 22% include soft skills adjectives. Recommendation: Structure bullets as ‘Action + Consulting-Ready Verb + Metric Impact’. Example: ‘Streamlined FP&A process reducing budget variance by 40% through stakeholder alignment workshops’