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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

Let’s break this last one down: I met the job requirements listed on their hiring page, which outlines the colleges from which they recruit: * They wanted someone who uses data and analysis to make decisions — CHECK! Sorry I couldn’t be of more help. Wish you all the best! They wanted someone who has a desire to make a difference — CHECK!

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Holiday Human-Capital Culling Could Cost

Harmonious Workplaces

When one speaks with business owners, executives, or recruiters, about and during the hiring process, the message has become more pointed post-Thanksgiving from “We’re not sure when we will make our decision” to “We’ll make a decision after the holidays.” USA Today offers advice on preparing for winter layoffs. link] Sverke, M., Hellgren, J.,

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Tackling the Case Interview

Tom Spencer

A common trademark in the consulting recruitment process is the case study interview. A case study concerning a business problem and scenario is given to an applicant or group of applicants to work through. A given case study will have several credible solutions ( Accenture, 2018 ).

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Strategy Consulting – Reflections on the First Six Months

Tom Spencer

Amber Holzmeister graduated from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business last June, and began working at KPMG Strategy in San Francisco back in August 2018. We had an instant bond, and it was reassuring to have a group of people to share this experience with from Day 1. Amber, tell me about your first week on the job.

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From the Bench and Bedside to the Boardrooms (How to transition from academia into consulting, Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

With the 2018 application cycle in full swing for a number of top-tier consulting firms, many of my MD and PhD colleagues have been inquiring about how they can leave academia, if only for a few years, and pursue a career change in management consulting. For example: Mckinsey: Insight 2018 and Insight STEM + Healthcare. Introduction.

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OC&C Strategy Consultants Interview and Culture

Management Consulted

Seeing an opportunity to gain greater access to the American market, OC&C merged with the Callidon Group (based in Boston) in June 2007. Each region is managed by the group of Partners elected to represent it; local ownership means local accountability and autonomy. OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING .

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Organizational culture defined is "a pattern of shared basic assumptions that the group learned as it solved its problems of external adaptation and internal integration, that has worked well enough to be considered valid and, therefore, to be taught to new members as the correct way to perceive, think, and feel in relation to those problems."

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