The Source

MAY 6, 2020

This is the fourth in a series of blogs that explores some of the newer businesses and platforms seeking to turn the industry on its head—and whether your firm needs to worry about the new competition. Click here, here and here, for previous blogs in this series. But market disruption does not always come from start-ups.

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The Source

OCTOBER 8, 2021

A great deal has been written about the impact that the pandemic has had on consultants’ ability to deliver work for their clients—and the ways in which remote working has created both challenges and opportunities for the sector.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2024

If you provide services to companies as an independent consultant or to business professionals as an executive coach, you should be using LinkedIn to help build your business. The feature was created to help job-seekers be found by corporate recruiters for full-time positions, not for contract work, interim positions, or fractional roles.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 15, 2021

MBA consulting recruiting season starts every fall. For a few falls now, in my capacity as a volunteer career advisor, I have had to uncomfortably tell incredibly intelligent MBA students from highly respected schools that they are utterly ill-informed about entering the consulting profession. The Consulting Career Landscape.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 3, 2021

For example, LinkedIn’s Talent Blog has published an article titled “ Why Curiosity Might be the Most Important Skill for Recruiters ”, and Forbes has published an article on “ Curiosity: A Leadership Trait That Can Transform Your Business To Achieve Extraordinary Results ”. Indeed, this view is echoed in countless business headlines.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2021

Billy Gerhard is a consultant in the Philadelphia office of the Boston Consulting Group, a Big 3 management consulting firm. What got you interested in consulting? Consulting was a way to apply my problem-solving approach to different problems faced by all kinds of businesses. In 2019, he received his Ph.D.

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The Source

AUGUST 28, 2020

Put simply, there are two reasons why organisations use the services of consulting firms. Either there’s a specific capability that they need but don’t have in-house, or they’re short of capacity but don’t want to or can’t recruit.

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Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Business consulting services are those services which help organizations to overcome problems in the fields of management, planning, and execution. Business consultants are experts who are usually hired by a company or organization for business success. Marketing This is one of the most common reasons that businesses need consultancy.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 30, 2008

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. Here’s what’s coming up: -A series of posts on “breaking into consulting” from non-business/economics backgrounds (eg, engineering, liberal arts, etc).

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Asamby Consulting

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Small Business Operations Consulting An investment makes sense only when you get more in return than you invested. If you hire an operations consultant, this Return on Investment might be not easy to calculate. This blog posts outlines what the ROI for hiring a small business operations consultant is.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You received an interview with a consulting firm! Management consulting interviews generally have two types of assessments, behavioral and casing. This blog will help shed some light on what to expect and how to prepare for behavioral assessments. HireVue is software that recruiting teams use during the interview process.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 20, 2008

Wanted to let people know that I’ll be taking a (very) short blogging break from today through Monday, as I am traveling and making it way home for the holidays. I offer a personalized consultation service – from re-writing your resume to simulated interviews/case studies to thorough Q&A. Thanks to all my readers.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 6, 2012

Keep in mind these 18 participants are the heaviest recruiters of math and science majors around the globe, these 18 produce more sophisticated algorithms than NASA, and they are smart enough to game the min max arithematic mean. Get Email Updates (It’s Free). -- Australia’s premier consulting blog. Management Consulting.

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 9, 2019

Your cover letter can make a big difference when applying for a management consulting position. Consulting firms will typically read your cover letter to quickly identify what makes you different from thousands of other applicants. This guide will cover 11 essential steps towards writing the perfect consulting cover letter.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

Sometimes, when struggling through yet another case interview practice , candidates might wonder: "Why consulting again?" Below is a recap of four key reasons management consulting provides a truly differentiated career opportunity. Generally, as the higher the prestige of a given consulting firm, the greater these benefits.

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Successful Independent Consulting

MARCH 15, 2017

Whether or not you have a website for your independent consulting business, it’s critical that you have a polished, professional profile on LinkedIn. For example, Management Consultant or Founder of Jane Smith Consulting are too vague to be useful. Use keywords that recruiters and potential clients may use in their searches.

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The Source

MAY 21, 2020

Former Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has become the latest high-profile figure to denounce the public sector’s use of consultants. And only the other day, Max Hastings attempted to reignite the debate with a piece in The Times that called on ministers to ditch consultants and recruit “real talent.”

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 6, 2018

Whether I was talking to graduates, MBAs or experienced professionals, as a consulting club president at business school, I was frequently asked the same question, “What is the most efficient and quickest way to transform into a consultant?”. As is a consultant’s usual practice, let’s first clarify what the question is about.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2022

Use key terms that recruiters will most likely use to find you. A great summary makes it easy for a recruiter to see what you’ve done, or for someone you’ve reached out to to accept an informational interview. You can insert video, blog posts, PDFs, or presentations – whatever is relevant to your field of expertise.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

INFOSYS CONSULTING. Birthed in 2004 as a spin-off of Indian tech outsourcing behemoth Infosys Technologies, Infosys Consulting is quickly climbing the charts as an industry leader in IT Operations and Strategy consulting. INFOSYS CONSULTING KEY STATS. INFOSYS CONSULTING HISTORY. Infosys Revenue: $6B (2010).

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 6, 2020

I receive 2-3 LinkedIn messages per day asking to schedule a call so that I can share my personal experience in consulting, answer recruiting-related questions, and sometimes even review a resume on the spot. Fellow Mathematics Student interested in Consulting” is far better than “Great to meet you.”. Final thoughts.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 27, 2012

Paper airplanes are fun, but you don’t want your resume to become the vehicle for a recruiter’s mid-afternoon horseplay because you’ve bored them to death. Visit our recruiting deep-dive post for specific guidelines on networking at recruiting events if you need a refresher. They don’t know consulting!

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Practice will only help for future interviews or next year’s recruiting cycle. There simply isn’t a consulting firms database comparable to what exists in investment banking. As discussed previously, online consulting applications should be a last resort. Feel free to call me anytime (123-456-7890) or leave a number.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 15, 2019

As a former consulting resume and cover letter reader for McKinsey, and someone who has reviewed thousands of applications, I have noticed an interesting trend. Close to a year ago, I was unsuccessful with my applications for internships with consulting firms, getting only one interview and failing that too.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 23, 2015

In May, we launched the Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online. In June, we launched BBS – our once-a-year program for aspiring consultants to work together, as a group, to be the best that we can be. Last year, 55% of our Black Belts got jobs at top consulting firms. And after all that, even with 1.5M

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Management Consulted

JUNE 1, 2009

I wanted to take this time to welcome new readers, share a few of my favorite consulting-specific reads from around the web, and answer a few reader questions. International Management Consulting 101 – we discuss what it’s like to work in an overseas management consulting office. Critical reading for new consultants.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Most consulting firms are wrapping up their recruitment process for this year and offers have been sent out. As a result, the consulting firms want to see strong soft skills demonstrated in the interviews. If you can’t communicate, your career as a consultant will unfortunately be dead on arrival. Communication.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

However, our social connections can help us recruit and discover people other than “white dudes.” Several people (male and female) explained they'd read and received value from my blog posts and my books. (I ” That's why I publicly asked for help and was thrilled with the responses. I was thrilled.

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Management Consulted

MAY 5, 2015

In our free time, we dream up new ways to effectively equip prospective consultants so they ace the process and get their dream job. Today, we’re pleased to announce the arrival of our Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online , a revolutionary new tool for people who want to break into consulting. Who is it for?

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QEmploy

OCTOBER 8, 2019

This is the best ”top 50 list” of blogs, magazines and websites for consultants that you will find on the internet. That is why I have compiled a list of 50 different blogs, magazines and websites that every consulting firm should know about, and I explain what they all have to offer their readers.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 29, 2018

Today I’m joined by seasoned consultant and passionate leader Ron Carucci. His work has taken him to over 20 countries in four different continents, and he is the author of several consulting and leadership books as well as a regular contributor to Forbes.com and the Harvard Business Review. Ron, welcome. Thanks for having me.

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The Source

OCTOBER 5, 2021

After a challenging and chaotic 2020, the global consulting market has bounced back faster than anyone could have anticipated—with this rapid uptick in demand creating an unprecedented talent crisis within the industry. But in every crisis, as they say, there’s an opportunity.

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Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

Read in this blog posts what's going to be important in 2023. Recruit smarter, not harder The shift in the labor market is here to stay. Working with recruiting firms can boost both speed and reduce cost of hiring. Running a small business? Here are our small business trends for 2023. A spreadsheet will do as well.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 21, 2022

While there are multiple blogs on networking tips and tricks to help you build your late-stage network (right before applying to jobs), there are steps you can take early in college that will ease the networking process. If your great uncle twice removed is a consultant at BCG, then obviously he might be able to help you land an internship.

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freshminds

MARCH 10, 2015

As it says in the title, here are the Top Ten websites online for a plethora of consultancy resources. Consulting career connection A nice easy to navigate website with blog posts from consulting experts on their own 'Top Tips' on everything from networking to preparing for an assessment or interview.

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The Thirsty Dog

APRIL 10, 2015

This post by Jason Price can be seen at The Thirsty Dog Blog - Seattle's Finest Blog on Business and Consulting by Jason Price. Many consultants are trained to become experts at the interview. Here's a quick how-to guide on interviewing consultants and picking the best.

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Killer Consultant

JANUARY 13, 2017

The original question was: What are good side projects for an aspiring management consultant? Project management in terms of the process of handling projects is a big part of doing the consulting work – it is not a very big part of getting a consulting job, though. Join a student consulting club/firm , if available.

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