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The Slide Writing Bible

Tom Spencer

This post will provide you with a guide to creating and perfecting typical slides used to present information in a business context, whether you are a student preparing for a case competition, a fresh consultant who just graduated, or a project manager who has to constantly deliver milestones and progress reports to multiple stakeholders.

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Case Competition Tips & Tricks

Tom Spencer

Case competitions are amazing opportunities to demonstrate your ‘case cracking’ abilities in front of industry judges, quickly expand your network, and win great prizes. I even started one, which is now one of the largest case competitions in the Waterloo, Canada region. All case competitions are not created equal.

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Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips

Management Consulted

While originally founded as an independent strategic firm, Archstone Consulting was acquired by leading enterprise benchmarking firm The Hackett Group in 2009. ARCHSTONE CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Be prepared for 3-4 rounds of interviews, the first of which may consist of connecting with a recruiter for a phone screen.

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How to De-Risk Working with a Freelance Management Consultant

Comatch

That fear is present no matter who you bring into your organization—whether an independent consultant or full-time employee. I recommend conducting an extensive interview that evaluates more than hard skills. However, most people would be surprised to know that this is the case in traditional consultancies as well.

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Rescue from the trash…avoiding key resume errors that get your consulting application tossed aside

Management Consulted

Follow our tips to ensure your resume makes it into the interview pile, not the trash. The difference here is that, while you’re not spending a penny with a visit to your career services office, you’re going to pay out the nose for a generic review that doesn’t get you any closer to an interview slot. Think again.

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HR’s Role in Building High Performance Organizations

Confessions of a Consultant

When there are big ‘presenting issues’ in an organization it’s relatively easy to ride in on a white horse, complete your diagnosis and ‘fix’ the place. Devise a semi-structured interview format and ask the customers what they want from you. Benchmarking. Present data to management team in a ‘health-check’ meeting.

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Why Consulting: The 2019 Ultimate Guide

QEmploy

Preparing for interviews. Preparing for interviews. If you’re in doubt about how much you can earn, look at the benchmarks for your specific title and industry. That goes both for the oral and written presentation about yourself. In case, you insist on doing all the invoicing on your own, this is what you should include.