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Student consulting – it does more than deliver

Tom Spencer

Even if you later decide against a career in consulting, the experience will still provide you with transferable skills that are attractive to any employer, so it is a good experience to have in the bank. Aside from improving yourself for others, the experience can also help you develop as a person.

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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Harvard Business

For example, Uber and Grab link riders and drivers, Airbnb links hosts and travelers, and Amazon links shoppers and sellers. Spurred on by the internet revolution in the early 2000s, the company added verticals such as real estate, the bridal industry, travel, beauty salons, and restaurants.

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How to Win with Automation (Hint: It’s Not Chasing Efficiency)

Harvard Business

At the same time, managers need to continue to motivate employees who fear their jobs being replaced by robots. The value of bank branches, for example, is no longer to manually process deposits, but to solve more complex customer problems like providing mortgages. This creates a dilemma for leaders.

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Why Consulting: The 2019 Ultimate Guide

QEmploy

A great possibility to travel. It is not unusual that consultants will travel to other countries to work on projects. If you’re a consultant working with several clients at once, you can expect to get questions about your time management and problem-solving or communication skills. Periods of being unemployed.