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One of the Best Ways to Market Yourself as a New Consultant

Steve Shu Consulting

One of the best ways to market yourself as a consultant is by having someone refer you to a client prospect. As an example, for one of my first clients as an independent consultant, I got in the door through the referral of an IT systems consultant (met at a local lunch talk) who needed to help their client do an operational analysis.

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Build Credibility as a Consultant with Success Stories

Successful Independent Consulting

Hiring a consultant can be a difficult decision for a client, especially when they’re going to be spending tens of thousands of dollars. Use short stories or mini case studies to build your credibility before you’ve even had a conversation with a prospective client. Photo by Allie on Unsplash. Include your contact information.

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A Helicopter View of a Management Consulting Proposal

Steve Shu Consulting

I’ve often been asked by new consultants to provide insights on structuring a proposal. see this example Gannt-like chart from my book outlining four illustrative workstreams ), the activities within each area (both client consultant activities), key deliverables, key milestones, assumptions, etc.

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Breaking down the M&A Case Study

Tom Spencer

Now that you have a high-level understanding of why companies buy each other in the first place (refer to M&A deals – benefits and drawbacks ), let’s discuss the framework you should use to analyze the transaction. Firms typically look at four areas when working on M&A cases. The market. the company buying the target).

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How to rock a prepared case study for a consulting interview

Killer Consultant

The original question was: “How should I prepare and what should I notice when I get a case study sent to my email to be presented in and for a management consulting interview?” – sum it up in a short email (Bulleted list, reference point (e.g. This post is based on an answer I gave on Quora.

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Part 2: Telling Your Story to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile

Successful Independent Consulting

You can download the entire series as a reference guide here. and another 334 million around the world, LinkedIn has become an indispensable tool and reference. If someone is interested in hiring you as a management consultant, it’s a good bet that they’re going to look at your LinkedIn profile, even if you have your own website.

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What follows after the Eureka Moment: Consulting for Innovation Start-ups

Tom Spencer

‘Technological innovation’ has recently become an ossified catch-all term not only in venture capital circles, but in management consultancy as well. Such issues gain increasing relevance in a consulting career, if one decides to take projects with start-ups. Turning Innovation into a Market Reality. Start-up in the Plastics Industry.