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Your Network is Your Net Worth

Tom Spencer

One of the most consistent lessons that you will learn from the first to the last day of your MBA is the power of networking. From classmates to professors, guest lecturers, alumni, and LinkedIn connections – your duty is to increase and utilize this network. What is more, 85% of jobs are filled through networking.

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5 Entrepreneurship Skills You’ll Get from an MBA

Tom Spencer

However, it is worth realizing that these individuals got into arguably the world’s leading Ivy League school with an acceptance rate of less than 10%. The school environment helped them develop networks that played a key role in launching their enterprises. During an MBA you are constantly pushed to get outside your comfort zone.

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Clever Side Hustles for Students and Aspiring Consultants

Tom Spencer

Feel free to scroll to the most relevant category for your current situation. As an undergrad, your time is mostly spent in class, but also a little bit in clubs, research, and the gym. To make some extra cash, you could take advantage of what remaining free time you have by becoming a resident assistant in your dormitory.

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Less Marketing, More Consulting — How To Win Projects Within Your Network with Stuart Friedman: Podcast #19

Consulting Success

The greatest marketing tool you have is your network — here’s how to make it work for you. On this episode, Stuart shares the number one consulting success truth — your network is your biggest marketing tool. By using Stuart’s advice, your next client will come to you. Winning Business Within Your Network.

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The Smart Intern – Networking for a full-time job offer

Tom Spencer

In the previous article on ‘The Smart Intern’, we explored the reasons for networking during the internship including to pursue the goals of understanding the full-time hiring process, achieving visibility, and creating advocacy within the organisation for your full-time hire. So, without further ado, let’s dive down.

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The AI and ChatGPT Boom: What You Need to Know

Comatch

The acronym stands for Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer, which means that this model uses a deep-learning system called the transformer network (as described by Google in a landmark paper ) to understand context and emphasis in language and generate text responses. Let’s start with the basics: What is AI? What is ChatGPT?

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Student Consulting ? Does it deliver?

Tom Spencer

Consultants can also connect the client to research teams and global networks of experts. Students most likely lack the expert connections to networks that could help their clients. In the worst case scenario, student consulting clubs are a net drain on productivity, consuming more time and resources than they save.