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Consultant Ninja: What to put on a consulting resume (part 3 of a.

Consultant Ninja

Wednesday, December 10, 2008. In my years of being involved with MBA recruiting, Ive never been able to hire a former special forces operator, but Ive been dying to come up with the right reason. December 10, 2008 at 11:56 AM. Wednesday, December 10, 2008. See if you can find me on LinkedIn!!! Post a Comment. Newer Post.

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Going into Consulting in a World Changed by COVID-19

Tom Spencer

If we learned anything from the 2008 financial crisis, it is fair to say that in lean times private sector organizations have less resources available to invest in consulting. In 2008, consulting projects still went on, but they shifted more towards necessary functions or cost management projects.

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

I also handled recruitment, payroll, inventory management, and other store operations. In 2009, the recession from 2008 forced me to pivot, sell the business, and reenter consulting full-time. Here’s a photo of that river: The School of Life Philosopher and author Alain de Botton founded The School of Life in 2008.

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Save Lives vs. Save the Economy

CaseInterview.com

Prior to 2008, the financial sector grew way beyond enabling the rest of the economy. The investment banking sector became so big, so powerful, and so profitable that it started recruiting talent out of other industries. In the months after the stock market crash of 2008, many of those rocket scientists were laid off.

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Short blogging break plus preview of what’s coming up at Management Consulted

Management Consulted

Hi readers: I hate to pause the blog train, but for the next few days I will be traveling and enjoying the last moments of 2008. You’ll learn everything I know about recruiting for and working at the top businesses in the world. You can expect my posting to start again on Friday, January 2.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

He began by helping firms recruit competent executives, acquire new customers, and establish conducive office space. After 2 years, he recruited 2 friends from Chicago and formed the Business Research and Development Company with $500 borrowed from the bank. BOOZ & COMPANY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Intellectual integrity.

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The firm also started growing rapidly through M&A, acquiring Crimson, an analytics, data, and business intelligence software provider focused on analytics related to physician performance, healthcare practice quality and cost management in 2008. THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.