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Why Trying to Pivot to a Consulting Career through an Online MBA Might Not be the Best Idea

Tom Spencer

MBA consulting recruiting season starts every fall. I am commenting purely on recruiting for a post-MBA consulting position. They generally learn about it through formal campus based recruiting events, their Consulting Club, or the constant pressure to network and talk to lots of consulting professionals.

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Tips for Sending Successful Messages on LinkedIn

Tom Spencer

I receive 2-3 LinkedIn messages per day asking to schedule a call so that I can share my personal experience in consulting, answer recruiting-related questions, and sometimes even review a resume on the spot. Little research is done before the outreach – This makes your message look unappealing. Don’t skip this step on LinkedIn.

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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Rick Conlow

According to Gitnux blog 56% of companies actively use remote workers. The Council on Foreign Relations shares global research on how productivity increases in remote work settings. In addition, Gallup research shows 82% of managers are failing. Research shows added incentives to top performers increases productivity.

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HR Guide to Company Culture: 5 Tangible Leverage Points

LSA Global

In fact, our organizational alignment research found that culture accounts for almost half of the difference between high and low performing companies in terms of: Revenue growth Profitability Leadership effectiveness Customer loyalty Employee engagement Strategies must go through culture to be successfully implemented.

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Networking: If You Wait, You Are Late!

Tom Spencer

While there are multiple blogs on networking tips and tricks to help you build your late-stage network (right before applying to jobs), there are steps you can take early in college that will ease the networking process. Do not expect professors to have recruiters for your dream firm on speed dial.

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Why the Australian Defence Organization Is Recruiting Cyber Analysts on the Autism Spectrum

Harvard Business

As the pioneering Danish firm Specialisterne showed first in the early 2000s, however, and as the Australian Defence Organization’s partner DXC Technology has demonstrated through deployments in Australia, if you manage things right, you can recruit great talent and activate it to a maximum degree from populations of autistic people.

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Consultant Profiles Series: Billy Gerhard

Tom Spencer

His research was on microbial response to water treatment and invasive bacterial species movement. My research got busy and I had to drop it, but even just three weeks of the course paid off in improving my knowledge of business terms. What is your best piece of advice for the recruiting and hiring process?