What is in the starter kit?
The free download is one four-page PDF. It covers consulting resume rules, a formula for rewriting experience bullets, a one-page resume wireframe, a cover letter structure, and a pre-submission checklist. It is a guide for making your own documents, not a pair of editable templates or a separate tracking tool.
Make the two documents tell one story
Start with a resume bullet that proves an action and result. Then use the cover letter to explain why that experience matters for the specific role and firm, rather than repeating the bullet. After reading both documents, a recruiter should be able to describe your candidacy in one sentence.
For example, if the resume shows that you built a pricing model that reduced costs, the letter can explain what you learned from the commercial decision and why that work draws you to consulting. If the letter instead introduces an unrelated career story, revise the connection before submitting. MIT's cover letter guidance recommends using examples tied to the role, and Princeton's application guidance emphasizes tailoring your evidence to the organization.
A short application-day check
- Replace generic firm and role language in both documents.
- Check that your strongest resume evidence supports the motivation in your letter.
- Read both files aloud, verify the firm name and contact details, then use the checklist inside the PDF before upload.
If you need source links to editable university templates, use the separate consulting resume template pack and cover letter template resource. The application tracker is also separate from this PDF.