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Recruiting versus reality

Tom Spencer

Consulting firms are very good at selling themselves to potential recruits. In this post, I explore the other side of the value propositions presented by consulting firms during the recruiting process: “You will be exposed to a wide range of problems and industries”. You’ll get to travel”. This only works once.

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5 Ways to Improve Your Recruitment Process

The Management Centre

We are currently recruiting for trainers here at =mcLearning, and it is a very interesting process given the current challenges with recruitment in the UK. Here, lead recruiter and =mc Director Yvette Gyles shares her thoughts on the process so far, and what can be done to make a recruitment process successful.

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Travel, Training and Mentorship

Tom Spencer

Three significant aspects in the life of a management consultant: travel, training and mentorship. When it comes to travel, different consulting firms have different policies. Consulting firms will typically assign new recruits with a formal mentor. Mentorship.

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Top 6 Consultancy Recruitment Videos

freshminds

Recruitment videos can either be a bit bland and dull or they can be epic. PwC 'Graduate Recruitment Video' Australia 2006. Ernst & Young 'Recruiting Commercial' Sweden 2007. This definitely wins for most amusing recruitment video! Deloitte 'Graduate Recruitment Promo' Russia 2012.

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How to avoid being blacklisted from consulting (or any other) recruiting

Tom Spencer

Talking about travel or hobbies are great ways to start a conversation and showcase your personality, but don’t drag it too long. No one is here to sell you anything, you are here to sell yourself. If you are having a conversation with a consultant, it is already obvious that the end goal is a job or another connection.

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Just How Bad Is Business Travel for Your Health? Here’s the Data.

Harvard Business

I went with the pizza, but my lack of choices was annoying — so much so that, when I got home, I started looking into the data on health and travel for work. According to the Global Business Travel Association and American Express , Americans took more than 500 million domestic business trips in 2016.

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What Nursing Parents Need to Know About Pumping During Work Travel

Harvard Business

But if the new parent’s return involves business travel, and that parent has chosen to nurse, it’s even more complicated. While it’s common for new parents to feel stressed about juggling life at work and home, for a pumping, traveling parent the stress can be heightened. Become a Travel-Logistics Master.

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