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It’s Time to Prioritize Employees’ Financial Health

Harvard Business

Today’s workers must navigate complicated benefits packages and make critical decisions about their personal finances with limited or no guidance from their employers. Unfortunately, 80% of employees report being financially stressed, and only 28% of employers offer financial wellness programs.

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Alternatives to a Traditional Summer Internship

Tom Spencer

In this article, I will suggest six experiential learning opportunities that can help you gain professional experience. By articulating the problems you solved in your resume and during future interviews, recruiters will be better able to understand your professional skillset. Developing the Right Mindset.

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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business

A recent Recode article provides an interesting perspective on the evolution of HR at Uber. It suggests that Kalanick initially saw the HR function as a means of recruiting staff to support fast growth. If risky managerial behaviors are tolerated while HR focuses on recruitment, those behaviors can be seen as accepted.

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2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC

Management Consulted

I then took another internship in finance with Merrill Lynch. I also explored other areas of finance and ultimately decided that I wanted to give investment banking a shot. This was a pretty ambitious goal considering no banks recruited from my school. My senior year I continued my work as a research assistant.

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How to start THINKING like a Consultant

Tom Spencer

I vividly remember the last consulting interview during first-year MBA recruiting season. The recruiting coordinator mentioned she’d get back to me by the end of the day. The recruiting coordinator mentioned she’d get back to me by the end of the day. You’d be surprised how many articles sound just like a potential case!

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How Geography Affects Where Elite Consulting Firms Recruit

Harvard Business

Research has shown that attending an elite university can make or break a student’s chances of being recruited by the best firms ( whether or not that strategy makes sense for firms ). Since firms tend to recruit where they can find the most candidates, students in regions with many top schools may have a harder time being found.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Risk Management – assists CFOs and other finance executives on matters of finance and risk, global risk and trading, and compliance and governance.