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MC meets MC – Management Consulted meets Marc Cosentino

Management Consulted

ambassador to Jamaica, but after going to college he moved to New York, managed 3 restaurants, worked for American Airlines in Denver and started his own mustard company before moving to Boston and working at Harvard’s career center. We had a blast getting to meet Marc, the guy who pretty much pioneered case interview prep material.

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Flying High: How to Build Travel Rewards as a Consultant

Tom Spencer

If you are transitioning into consulting from school or a job in industry or government, you will likely begin traveling more than ever. Sure, maybe you have gone to a few conferences or travelled to your company’s annual meeting, but once you begin a consulting career you will be on the road much more frequently than before.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

Last week we held an MC exclusive subscriber giveaway contest – entrants told us in 200 words or less how they became interested in consulting. The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you.

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Thinking Like a Consultant: People Skills

Management Consulted

One of the best things about strategy consulting is that you get to work across a broad spectrum of industries , giving you exposure to a lot of the wonderful variety that exists around us in the business world. The same is true in management consulting. For those of you who are up to speed, welcome! 1 – Teamwork is Dreamwork.

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Consultant Ninja: Mealy-mouthed consultant speak: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Mealy-mouthed consultant speak. My visit started with meeting the President of XXX. Posted by Consultant Ninja. Consulting. (88).

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Consultant Ninja: Reasons not to stay in Consulting: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Reasons not to stay in Consulting. Mrs. Ninja is also a consultant. Posted by Consultant Ninja. Labels: Bitterness , Consulting.

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Sample Consulting Case Questions

Tom Spencer

Below we provide a selection of sample consulting case questions. Your client is a low-cost airline headquartered in Philadelphia with frequent service to cities along the East Coast of the United States. It is currently summer, and Cabana is having trouble meeting demand. (Source: Flickr ). Declining Profitability.