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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages. Consultants – depending on firm – travel anywhere from 25-75% of their time. At the Big 3 (Bain, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey), you can expect travel 50-75% of the time.

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Welcome All Future Management Consultants – Favorite Posts, Link Roundup, and Reader Questions

Management Consulted

International Management Consulting 101 – we discuss what it’s like to work in an overseas management consulting office. Everything from recruiting to lifestyle, daily work to client relationships. From the Killer Consultant – a 2-part series on how you should manage client relationships. Part 1 here.

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Research: Hiring Managers Are Biased Against People with Longer Commutes

Harvard Business

But the comparison at least provides a benchmark. Recently on a radio show discussing my research, a former suburban hiring manager called in to echo this sentiment: “We had a difficult time finding applicants for our low-level clerical positions because those applicants lived in the city.

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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. While The Hackett Group’s brain trust is located in Miami, FL, the 11 regional managers who lead Archstone Consulting day-to-day are spread out across the country.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

Booz, who could very well possibly be considered the father of management consulting as a career. It is one of the original “white-shoe” firms, accredited with being the origination of the management consulting profession. Most recently, Booz & Company acquired Management Engineers , based in Dusseldorf, Germany. Automotive.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Space travel alone is challenging, but reusing a rocket by landing it on a drone ship takes the complexity to another level. European Conference on Knowledge Management, 833. Creativity and Innovation Management, 21 (3), 304-314. Benchmarking in the process of creating a culture of innovation in hotel companies.

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How to Evaluate, Accept, Reject, or Negotiate a Job Offer

Harvard Business

.” Bear in mind that even though the job is yours if you want it, you must “continue to be enthusiastic” in your dealings with your prospective manager, says Lees. ” That may indeed be the case, but it’s not the message you want to send to your would-be manager. ” Be methodical. Do I crave autonomy?

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