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Recruiters You Should Meet to Staff for Success

Harmonious Workplaces

However, I have found that the best results came from working with highly motivated, strongly competent, and extremely ethical recruiters who own and operate small businesses. The Risks of Recruiting on Your Own Business owners or executives can conduct the job selection process independently.

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The Deep Flaw in MBB Strategic Planning

CaseInterview.com

When I first started recruiting for consulting jobs, an interviewer at Bain shared a story (arguably a legend at this point) about how Bain (or it might have been McKinsey) was asked to advise Motorola on whether or not they should enter the mobile phone market. In classic case study analysis, you’d ask them, "What are the market segments?"

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you. As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart.

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Options for Post Consulting Careers

CaseInterview.com

In any case, I have a question for you regarding Consulting vs. industry. In which case, it's a human resources issue. In this case, the issue is a client service’s incorrect decision type problem. Work in strategy or business development for a big company. Run their parent's family-owned small business.

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Business Valuation Lessons From ESOPs

Martinka Consulting

One of my roles was being on the team interviewing the critical (and very expensive) ESOP advisors. There’s a Third-Party Administrator, Attorney for the Company, Trustee, Attorney for the plan, and business appraiser (and I found most appraisers don’t do ESOP valuations). In every case the answer was, “the valuation.”

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Is Your Business Ready to be Sold?

Martinka Consulting

For reference, my first three questions to owners are: Have you worked with a financial advisor to see how much money you need from the sale to support your next great adventure in life (and do you know what your business is worth – not just what you want for it)? What will you be doing after the sale? Conclusion.

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6 Steps to Make Your Strategic Plan Really Strategic

Harvard Business

And in a small business, like a convenience store, it initially is: customers, employees, suppliers, and owners. Its target customers aren’t mums and dads lodging their annual tax returns, or small businesses that need help with their accounts. ” Take the case of a recent client of mine, an architectural firm.