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

Harmonious Workplaces

In 1999, rock-and-roll legend Rikk promoted me within six months from sales associate and drum department head at Sam Ash Music to Operations Manager, where I not only led a warehouse crew, but I became the regional trainer on an Oracle-based POS system at the age of 23.

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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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Now is the time to snag a boatload – not a busload, but a boatload — of great people

Brimstone Consulting

In an economic downturn, the top actions leaders typically take are to lay off employees and cut back on recruiting, company events, bonuses, and individual (e.g., In fact, history shows us that leaders do not adhere to this advice. coaching) and functional (e.g., computer skills) training.

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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. Oil & Gas.

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IMS Consulting Group (IMS Health) Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

A breakthrough occurred in 1979 when they introduced the Multinational Integrated Data Analysis (MIDAS) system. In 2008 & 2010, IMS Health was bestowed the honor of being listed as one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” by FORTUNE magazine. IMS CONSULTING GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

In 2004, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) awarded Andy and Prabha the Marketing Science Practice Prize for outstanding implementation of marketing science concepts and methods, recognizing the sales territory alignment system they had developed and implemented through the work of ZS Associates.

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Booz Allen Hamilton Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

From security projects for the Department of Homeland Security, to working with the FCC to improve public warning systems, and providing intelligence support to military and defence agencies, Booz Allen Hamilton has been around the block a few times. Systems Engineering & Integration. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING