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Emerging Technology in the Accounting Industry: Instrument not Obstacle

Tom Spencer

This can be seen from their graduate recruitment process. Recruitment screening assessments increasingly ask how candidates, as newly appointed auditors, would use emerging technologies. In recent years, the Big 4 accounting firms have placed an increasing emphasis on emerging technology.

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How to Approach Experiential Questions

Tom Spencer

You are sitting in a chair facing a recruiter, manager, or professor asking you to share an experience where you displayed a particular emotion, dealt with a problem, or overcame a challenge. If answered incorrectly, the firm might deem you a poor fit, regardless of your case interview performance. “Tell me a time where you…”.

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Become an Excel Expert! Top 5 free online courses

freshminds

Excel skills are the one thing which recruiters continuously say are very weak among new consultants. here are the top online courses to improve your skills. You can then follow on with the Excel Macros course afterwards too! U demy Online Courses. So to help you get a head start (or to catch up!) W all Street Prep.

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Case Study: An Office Romance Gone Wrong

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Claudia was the newest recruit to the sales team—young, eager, pretty. Of course, she was trying to get past it. Ada: Because he’s your boss? Just C-suite.

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5 Steps To Securing a Consulting Internship

Tom Spencer

Consultants and recruiters often spend no more than a few seconds looking at your application when shortlisting interview candidates. Get comfortable with case studies and develop your own style. Case studies only make up about half of each interview. Spend some time perfecting your CV and cover letter.

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From Internship To Full-Time Job: The Best Way Into Consulting

Tom Spencer

Of course, most firms are taking serious steps to reduce working hours and work-related stress, but I have met plenty of people who decided that this lifestyle is not right for them after they had experienced it first hand. If you want to figure out what really differentiates firms, company websites and recruitment events may not be enough.

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Conversation with A.T. Kearney

Tom Spencer

These extend from basic introduction-to-consulting workshops, to advanced excel/ppt skills, and of course regular seminars hosted by senior partners to discuss their white papers, recent interesting or topical projects, and subjects relevant to us all. Tom: When is the next round of recruitment application deadlines? Tom: Does A.T.