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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

Breaking into the consulting industry with a non-business degree can be challenging as a sizeable portion of hires are from top business schools, but non-business hires are on the rise. If your degree leans more heavily towards the qualitative humanities — as mine does — be sure to make special provisions to develop key quantitative skills.

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Counts and Demographics of IO Psychology Doctoral Degrees

NeoAcademic

The National Science Foundation recently released its report from the 2021 Survey of Earned Doctorates , which summarizes trends in doctoral education across US universities. of all doctoral degrees in psychology and 0.3% of all doctoral degrees awarded. of all doctoral degrees in psychology and 0.3%

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Does Getting an MBA Dual Graduate Degree Help with Consulting Recruiting?

Tom Spencer

As a volunteer graduate school advisor, I often get asked if acquiring an additional graduate degree in addition to an MBA as a dual degree student improves consulting recruiting opportunities. Seeking a dual degree is most helpful when you have a more focused interest. Reading Time: 3 minutes.

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Has the MBA become Redundant for a Career in Consulting?

Tom Spencer

“There was a doctor from Boston and a lawyer from Chicago, a philosopher from Australia and an engineer from France. In fact, in the tiered classroom filled with 50 clean-cut, casually dressed people in their 20’s and 30’s, there seemed to be just about every graduate degree imaginable, except one: the M.B.A.” ( Leonhardt, 2000 ).

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Virtual Coaching is Inevitable but is it Effective?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Numerous studies have shown that different mediums of communication have varying degrees of effectiveness in supporting in-the-moment feedback, information sharing, communication cues, emotions, and customization of the message. Participant self-perception about the cause of behavior change from a program of executive coaching.

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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

The MBB firms have virtual sessions geared specifically to advanced professional degree (APD) candidates. Another point that advanced degree candidates need to consider, especially those in the life sciences (i.e. A second area of interest for many advanced degree candidates is the level of formal training that firms provide.

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Fireside Chat – Consulting Recruiting at Target and Non-Target Universities

Tom Spencer

That was when I participated in my first formal case competition and had the opportunity to speak with industry representatives and recent graduates about their career choices in consulting. The work environment is extremely fast-paced and challenging, especially for graduates without much formal work experience.