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Seabury Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. Then, underneath three of these sub-subsidiaries are, you guessed it, more subsidiaries, such as Seabury Airline Planning Group LLC and Seabury Maritime Corporate Finance LLC.

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Recruiting versus reality

Tom Spencer

Consulting firms are very good at selling themselves to potential recruits. In this post, I explore the other side of the value propositions presented by consulting firms during the recruiting process: “You will be exposed to a wide range of problems and industries”. Used wisely, this is a major perk. “We

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Job Hub: Boeing Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

By adding airmail planes to its fleet, in addition to servicing the rapidly expanding market for commercial airlines, Boeing saw sustained post-war success. Interview Tips & Tricks. Relative to this, you might have to answer interview questions about diversity in the workplace. Contracts with the U.S. What was the situation?

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Job Hub: Virgin Group Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Besides some of the traditional benefits that most employers offer, like 401K and stock options, some of the additional Virgin perks are pretty cool – like being able to fly for free on their airlines, subsidized cost of other Virgin company services like mobile service, railway service, gym memberships, etc.

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What it’s really like at a top consulting firm: the good and the bad

Tom Spencer

Amid the intensity of recruiting for consulting, few stop to think what it will really be like once they’ve achieved their mission to get into a top-tier consulting firm. Anything you don’t get to see on the company dime, you can still probably see for free – just in exchange for a portion of your accumulated airline and hotel points.

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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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How Companies Are Using Simulations, Competitions, and Analytics to Hire

Harvard Business

Finally, they assess candidates using loosely structured interviews—which are often not calibrated with later performance, and are rife with opportunities for implicit and explicit bias. This is a big step forward in assessing candidates beyond interviews and resumes, and though important, referencing also often fails to be predictive.

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