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The Lockdown Unlocks Real Work

Markovitz Consulting

Recent research from the Boston Consulting Group confirms that employees can do better work when they’re liberated from much of the bureaucratic cruft that passes for daily management. Low-value travel? Peter Drucker once quipped that, “Much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.”

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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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Consultant Profiles Series: Billy Gerhard

Tom Spencer

Billy Gerhard is a consultant in the Philadelphia office of the Boston Consulting Group, a Big 3 management consulting firm. Fingers crossed that the people reading this will start at a consulting firm when things are back to normal. In 2019, he received his Ph.D. in Biology and a M.S.P.H.

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What is Consulting? Is Management Consulting a Good Fit for You?

Tom Spencer

The main downside voiced by many people is that consulting is very travel intensive. Consultants are almost always on the road, travelling to client locations to view the issue first-hand and exploring how your team can fix it; it’s not uncommon to hear a consultant traveling 4+ days a week with long days of 12+ hours.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

Banking salaries average 50-100% higher than consulting salaries , with the difference increasingly significant as your seniority increases. Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages. 3 SKILL DEVELOPMENT.

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The Secrets of Retail’s Repeat Top Performers

BCG

In 2016, The Boston Consulting Group conducted its annual study of total shareholder return (TSR) of nearly 1,620 publicly traded companies in 28 industries. Travel and tourism, consumer durables, consumer nondurables, and fashion and luxury were the other four. Ninety-four of the companies were in the retail industry.

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Management Consulting

CaseInterview.com

Deciding on the Approach to Take Most consultants have specific approaches they take towards solving client problems. This may involve traveling to the client’s site to collect data, interview employees, and examine daily operations. Boston Consulting Group The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is another top consulting firm.