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Wealth Management 101: The Hidden World of Private Banking

Tom Spencer

The financial services industry comprises firms that operate across a range of sectors: Asset & Wealth Management, Banking & Capital Markets, and Insurance. In simple terms, asset management firms are the ‘manufacturers’ of investment products (e.g., clients can purchase iShares on the RBC Wealth platform).

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How to Assess Entry-Level Product Manger Positions

Tom Spencer

Associate Product Manager (APM) positions are well known in Silicon Valley as rotational, mentorship-focused programs designed to accelerate the careers of young aspiring product managers. These alumni have gone on to become VCs, founders, and product leaders, in addition to starting APM programs at companies like Salesforce.

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Human Resources Management – How to Get Started

Tom Spencer

If you are early in your career, you may be engaging a lot with recruiters. Especially if you join a class structure, such as an “analyst class”, the recruiting team may also be responsible for onboarding and training. The goal of compensation teams is to develop competitive compensation packages to recruit and retain strong talent.

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Going Above and Beyond with Behavioral Interviews

Tom Spencer

Recruiters are assessing your background, your project experience, and your ability to fit into the company. HireVue is software that recruiting teams use during the interview process. With some firms, a recruiter may call you to chat before organizing a formal interview. What to Expect. Phone Screens.

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Consulting 101: Operations, Hierarchies, and Types of Firms

Tom Spencer

Your business just launched a new product and needs to market it. Market trends have changed, and you want to make sure the product will reach the correct target customer. Clients may need help with market research, competitor analysis, growth strategies, supply chain optimization, product development, or a range of other issues.

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Consulting 101: Preparing for Case Interviews

Tom Spencer

In my opinion, a productive place to begin is to watch videos about the case interview. It works best if your partner is also recruiting for consulting, as you can learn a lot by being an interviewer as well. He was a Product Management Intern at PNC Bank and is an incoming Innovation Development Summer Analyst at JPMorgan Chase.

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Bulger Partners – Strategy Consulting for the Software Economy

Management Consulted

What makes Bulger Partners even more unique among consulting firms is the fact that the firm houses Strategy Consulting and Investment Banking arms under the same roof, and even has a small PE fund. Chris sold his prior firm to Bank of America for $1B, and found that he missed advising tech companies.

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