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Analysis Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

ANALYSIS GROUP CONSULTING. Today, as we continue our firm profile series, we’ll be looking at Analysis Group. Founded in 1981, Analysis Group is one of the largest economic consulting firms in North America. KEY STATS FOR ANALYSIS GROUP. Analysis Group Website: www.analysisgroup.com . ANALYSIS GROUP HISTORY .

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Just How Bad Is Business Travel for Your Health? Here’s the Data.

Harvard Business

I went with the pizza, but my lack of choices was annoying — so much so that, when I got home, I started looking into the data on health and travel for work. According to the Global Business Travel Association and American Express , Americans took more than 500 million domestic business trips in 2016.

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The 6 Million Euro Man (or Woman): Sourcing Superior Talent

Confessions of a Consultant

In constructing a Capital Acquisitions Request for a piece of equipment that cost say €50,000, you’d spend a considerable amount of time completing a cost: benefit analysis. We were tasked with developing a systematic method (that they could continually reuse) to select high-end talent. Hiring the best available talent is a key skill.

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The Paths of Consultancy

Tom Spencer

Daryl Morey took the path less travelled, the path that began with academia and consultancy. Through sheer desire (and a strong talent for analytics), he achieved a top spot in an industry with no room for the gangly and physically lacking among us. As general manager, he had the power to build the team to exactly his desires.

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6 Skills for Consulting Success

Tom Spencer

In a world where routine analysis can be done by computers, fresh thinking and analysis is more valuable than ever. The attributes that cannot be acquired and are mandatory for consulting are enthusiasm for the work, love for travel, and the willingness to accept long work-hours. Business Development and Management.

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Why Consulting?

Tom Spencer

First and foremost I want to address the myth that all high achieving students have about consulting, “You need talent to be a consultant!”. I completely dismiss this notion and would like to replace it with another idea, “You need no special talent, you only need to be passionately curious! ”. About 67.8% Was this rocket science?

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6 Skills for Consulting Success

Tom Spencer

In a world where routine analysis can be done by computers, fresh thinking and analysis is more valuable than ever. The attributes that cannot be acquired and are mandatory for consulting are enthusiasm for the work, love for travel, and the willingness to accept long work-hours. Business Development and Management.