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The Top 8 Undergrad Consulting Majors

Management Consulted

If you’re an undergrad with a desire to break in to consulting, an economics degree will train your mind to tackle problems and make you an attractive prospect for internships and Masters’ programs. Engineering (Mechanical Engineering is the most operationally focused). The knock on engineering?

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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business

Susan Fowler, a former site reliability engineer at Uber, recently wrote about her “very, very strange year at Uber,” characterized by a pervasive culture of alleged sexual harassment. It suggests that Kalanick initially saw the HR function as a means of recruiting staff to support fast growth.

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How to Handle Rejection from a Consulting Firm

Tom Spencer

Self-analysis alone won’t give you a holistic picture of why you did not get an offer, so start by getting feedback from the recruiter and the interviewers. There may be training or informal coaching you can undertake to help you develop. The key thing to do after a rejection is to reflect on the interview process and ask for feedback.

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The Brattle Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The Brattle Group is now considered one of the European Union’s top consulting firms in the areas of energy, finance and competition. In 2013, the New York office was established, providing a home base in one the most important finance and legal markets in the world. Regulatory finance. Commercial damages. Accounting.

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Why Even AI-Powered Factories Will Have Jobs for Humans

Harvard Business

The company has also hired hundreds of workers to revamp production processes, train (and retrain) the robots, and swap them out when needed, among other tasks. The worker must also possess robotics and controls engineering skills, according to our analysis of Tesla’s recent recruiting efforts. Some Training Required.

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What Does an Aspiring Founder Need to Know?

Harvard Business

Alice, an outstanding 24-year-old engineer working for a top technology company, wants to launch her own startup within the next five years, but she doesn’t yet have a venture concept. In later-stage ventures, important skills include recruiting specialist employees, communicating vision to new employees, and managing company culture.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

You are trained on how to get into a CEO’s mindset within a lifetime of an engagement while being an outsider. Marketing to safari clientele for funding, partnering with local safari companies for logistical support and networking to learn everything from charity fundraising to electrical engineering. This left me with few options.