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Starting your Consulting Journey as a College Student

Tom Spencer

Pursuing tertiary studies is not only about the academics, but also about knowing which career path you want to take and how to utilise the resources you are given by your institution in order to attain that goal. If you are unsure of how and when to start your consulting journey as a student, this article will serve as a guide.

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4 Tips for Building Software Solutions at University

Tom Spencer

Being a student at university is a great time to build products that serve as a solution to problems the world may face. As a student you have access to incredible resources such as a community of likeminded peers, faculty and staff support, and financial resources like grants. Most importantly, you also have time.

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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

One of my biggest fears when I first gained an interest in consulting was that I was simply ineligible as a non-business student. Next, you can leverage various online resources to become familiar with further analytical tools such as Python or R. Plus, many consulting firms recruit MBA graduates directly from business schools.

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

Tom Spencer

For a few falls now, in my capacity as a volunteer career advisor, I have had to uncomfortably tell incredibly intelligent MBA students from highly respected schools that they are utterly ill-informed about entering the consulting profession. In-person MBA students don’t acquire most of their consulting industry knowledge from the classroom.

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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

Rather, if you find that you have some additional time before starting your first job post-graduation or even in-between your first and second jobs, these suggestions might provide some ideas on how to best utilize it. As one of my professors put it, “students are the only customers that complain when they get their money’s worth”.

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Staying connected after completing the MBA

Tom Spencer

Most MBA programs teach the same core topics: finance, marketing, human resources, negotiations, strategy, consulting and organizational management. What really distinguishes a program from its peers are the students that the school attracts. By sharing fun experiences, you can strengthen your connections even over long distances.

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

Tom Spencer

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with another blog contributor to the SpencerTom community, Jason Oh, to share our experiences about the consulting recruiting process. The work environment is extremely fast-paced and challenging, especially for graduates without much formal work experience.