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Short blogging break plus preview of what’s coming up at Management Consulted

Management Consulted

Hi readers: I hate to pause the blog train, but for the next few days I will be traveling and enjoying the last moments of 2008. The “ultimate” interview guide – complete with fit/behavioral questions, sizing/quantitative questions, and brain-teasers. Thanks for your readership!

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An Unconventional Path: One Medical Student’s Journey Into Consulting

Tom Spencer

Going through the interview process, I became convinced, more than ever before, that I was going to stay in academia. As I went through my medical training I even came to the point where I just knew I would be a surgical oncologist. As one could imagine, medical school doesn’t really train you to be a life sciences consultant.

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Why Consulting?

CaseInterview.com

Sometimes, when struggling through yet another case interview practice , candidates might wonder: "Why consulting again?" Indeed, many other job opportunities have straightforward interviewing and hiring processes that don't require hours of practice and coaching. The first challenge is getting in.

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Your report meets spec … here’s why that’s a problem

Rod Burkert

The RV is parked for the winter as another travel season (our 10 th ) has come to a close. In case you missed last week: Why you should charge a price that scares you – and then add 20%. Join me this Friday at 1pm ET on Practice Development INSIDER for my interview with Michael Gregory. Greetings from Big Bend, Texas.

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What to Say and Do When Your Employee Has Another Job Offer

Harvard Business

You might, for example, consider making changes to the employee’s role or offering them more training. Although you might be tempted to counter-offer, Fernández-Aráoz advises against it because in most cases it can “backfire.” Case study #1: Find out exactly why. ” Don’t burn bridges.

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The Cambridge Group: Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Intern pay and training at The Cambridge Group are on par with other consulting firms, and prior interns have found it a good foot in the door for landing permanent positions. As with most small firms, TCG makes an investment in hiring and training interns – if you’re good, they would love for you to stick around!

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Unspoken truths of top-tier consulting: things every consultant knows, but no one says 

Tom Spencer

When you first start consulting, it can seem like a sort of corporate utopia: interesting work, a new client every few months, access to leaders of industry, great colleagues, endless career development and training, generous dinner budgets, extensive travel, nice hotels, international travel.