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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

You successfully interviewed for a position at your dream consulting firm, and you have received and accepted an offer. Maybe you interviewed in the fall but defend your thesis in the spring. Maybe you interviewed in the fall but defend your thesis in the spring. You did it! However, you have multiple months before you begin.

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Why Consulting: The 2019 Ultimate Guide

QEmploy

Preparing for interviews. Preparing for interviews. In any case, try to get as much experience as you can and evolve your skills, to become a better consultant. Just be aware of the projects you take on is something you think is worth your time and that you can learn from. Where to find work? What is consulting?

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Prioritize Your Opportunities with This Checklist

Harvard Business

Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. In my own case, making complex ideas simple is a skill I have honed and that I enjoy to such a degree that if the answer is “yes,” I would rank this a 4 or a 5. In my case, if an opportunity requires me to grow, I will rank it a 5.

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

. “Even though you’re right 90% of the time, the 10% that you’re wrong”—if, say, a candidate has vastly overstated his qualifications or has other professional skeletons in his closet—“can be very damaging.” Case Study #1: Solicit feedback from team members to focus your questions.

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How Being a Workaholic Differs from Working Long Hours — and Why That Matters for Your Health

Harvard Business

We conducted a study in 2010 at the Dutch subsidiary of an international financial consulting firm with over 3,500 employees. The experiences of Hanna and Michael, individuals whom we interviewed separately, outside of this study, align with these results. 763 employees completed both.

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