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From the Bench and Bedside to the Boardrooms (How to transition from academia into consulting, Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

With the 2018 application cycle in full swing for a number of top-tier consulting firms, many of my MD and PhD colleagues have been inquiring about how they can leave academia, if only for a few years, and pursue a career change in management consulting. Excelling in the Interview. Introduction. The Application Process. Case Practice.

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Myths of the Gig Economy, Corrected

Harvard Business

In fact, the percentage of millennials with full-time careers is rising at a brisk clip from 45% in 2016 to 66% in 2018, according to the data we collected. In our 2018 EY Growth Barometer, an annual global survey of middle market company leaders, we found some movement away from part-time and gig hiring. 3: Gig is better.

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3 Ways M&A Is Different When You’re Acquiring a Digital Company

Harvard Business

When we recently interviewed top M&A executives in Europe about their experience, fully three-quarters of them said that digital disruption has had a relatively large impact or even requires a complete overhaul of their M&A strategy. Let’s start with financing the deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

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Rethinking How Medicaid Patients Receive Care

Harvard Business

Chief among them were behavioral-interview methods to uncover candidates’ intrinsic motivations and biases. We also invested significant leadership time in performing final interviews for all roles — from medical assistants to physician leaders — to ensure that each team member would strengthen the team’s dedication.

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A Blueprint for Digital Companies’ Financial Reporting

Harvard Business

On June 25, 2018, Facebook lost market capitalization of more than $100 billion in just two hours of trading after it announced its quarterly performance, despite exceeding analysts’ earnings forecasts. The first category should describe the amount spent on supporting current operations. Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images.

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Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

MishTalk

Chicago finances are even worse than I thought which is saying quite a bit because I have written about the sorry state of Chicago finances on numerous occasion. Many of these uses of bond proceeds are not eligible for tax-exempt financing under the federal tax code." The Corporate Fund is Chicago’s general operating fund.

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Top Consulting Firms

CaseInterview.com

In 2018, Fortune named it #4 among the “100 Best Companies to Work For.”. It was ranked #3 best place to work on Glassdoor in 2018 and 2017. LEK is a very selective firm — it was named one of the Top 25 Hardest Companies to Interview For by Fortune. LEK operates in an intense, associate-heavy case team structure.