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Consultant Ninja: Breakfast of Champions: Management Consulting.

Consultant Ninja

'll be taking readers through the whole interview process this year. 2010-Present: Off the road 2009 Stats: Airline Miles: 24,902 Nights away from home: 73 (of 216: 34% of nights) AMEX Charges: $21,220 2008 Stats: Airline miles: 87,589 Nights away from home: 159 (of 365: 43.6% October 14, 2009 at 2:49 PM. Analysis. (40).

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Consultant Ninja: BearingPoint Goes Chapter 11: Management.

Consultant Ninja

One would think a Greggian disconnect like that would come out during the interview process. 2010-Present: Off the road 2009 Stats: Airline Miles: 24,902 Nights away from home: 73 (of 216: 34% of nights) AMEX Charges: $21,220 2008 Stats: Airline miles: 87,589 Nights away from home: 159 (of 365: 43.6% Anonymous said.

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Consultant Ninja: How not to do a consulting case study.

Consultant Ninja

I would never accept his answer in a case interview from a candidate; I would interrupt the candidate, and press them on why they think thats a reasonable assumption. I interview analysts, and the ones I hire are the ones who are detail oriented, and get the numbers right. Every assumption is based upon a logical and discussable fact.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart. These days, it pays to practice being in “interview mode” so you’re ready for the real thing – whether it’s networking with a neighbor at Starbucks or sitting in the hot seat.

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Emerging Market Contagion Spreads; Argentina, Venezuela, Turkey Roundup; 50% Tax on Internet Purchases

MishTalk

The Turkish lira plunged to a record and South Africa’s rand fell yesterday to a level weaker than 11 per dollar for the first time since 2008. While Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa were the engines of global growth following the financial crisis in 2008, emerging markets now pose a threat to world financial stability.

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When a Simple Rule of Thumb Beats a Fancy Algorithm

Harvard Business

As they reported in a paper published in 2008 , rule-of-thumb methods were generally as good or even slightly better at predicting individual customer behavior than sophisticated models. “In general, if you are in an uncertain world, make it simple,” Gigerenzer said when I interviewed him earlier this year.

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Delivering an Unforgettable Customer Experience - Think customers.

1 to 1

This years winners for the Gartner & 1to1 Media CRM Excellence Awards , Intuit and United Airlines, are able to accomplish this in different ways. Intuit also administers a panel of about 10,000 accountants and tax professionals who share their input through in-depth interviews and topical surveys. Mobile Marketing. Social Media.

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