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Consultant Profile Series: Dane Sequeira

Tom Spencer

Dane Sequeira was an advanced professional degree consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. Consulting provided a good opportunity for me to apply my skills in research and development, but simultaneously get exposure to other industries and positions out there in the business world. In 2019 he earned his Ph.D.

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Management Consulting

CaseInterview.com

They may mix separate issues or expect that their previous strategies will work in a new market. Your role as a management consultant will be to filter information from the client so you can identify the specific challenges being faced. Almost everyone in management consulting falls under one of these classifications.

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Consulting 101: Operations, Hierarchies, and Types of Firms

Tom Spencer

As a result, you hire a team of consultants to explore and recommend marketing strategies. Consulting clients are generally businesses, government entities, non-profits, and NGOs. Large Consulting Firms. Career pages explain intern/first year programs, and the recruitment process. Coffee Chat with Employees.

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Tackling the Case Interview

Tom Spencer

This leaves consulting firms with one other main question: can they and how will they do it? A common trademark in the consulting recruitment process is the case study interview. A case study concerning a business problem and scenario is given to an applicant or group of applicants to work through.

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The Barriers to Recruiting and Employing Digital Talent

Harvard Business

Because these firms tend to have slim margins and cannot pay Silicon Valley salaries, many have had to get creative in their recruiting and employee development. Another common strategy we’ve seen is firms rushing to train internal talent. A third strategy for finding digital talent is through bottom-up initiatives.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

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. 3) Presentation skills – this is a cornerstone of consulting work. Relationship with coworkers, managers, and firm.

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Business consulting services

Asamby Consulting

It is crucial for business owners to understand where they stand, what they want to achieve, and how to execute their strategies. A strategy consultant will take an overall view of the client's business and market while looking at its allocation of resources, and try to improve the client’s business.