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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. If you are returning to school, take a wildly different class than your course of study. You did it! The Bottom Line.

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How to Confidently Articulate the Value of What You Do

Consulting Matters

They are interested in case studies only to a point. They are paying for how your education, experience and strengths weave into a unique, one-of-a-kind expertise that matches their style and will give them the results that they are looking for. This principle is true even if you have experience from companies like Disney.

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The Important Qualities to Look for in a Consultant

Comatch

Look for partners who make time in their personal lives for ongoing education, certification, and networking opportunities. Taking things a step further, consultants who are genuinely receptive to feedback and can pivot in their approaches for better results are more likely to meet their client’s goals. .

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Being an Ethical Business in a Corrupt Environment

Harvard Business

India’s Infosys repeatedly invoked its “middle class values” to position itself as an ethical organization, which resonated with the young university-educated workforce that it was trying to attract. We developed research case studies on two companies and teaching case studies on four companies.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

As the next installment in our popular Firm Profile series, we take a look at the evolution, reinvention, and current interview tactics of one of the world’s premier consulting firms – IBM. This is for students with a varied educational background (not crazy-varied, but out-of-the-norm-yet-still-excellent varied).

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How to Apply for a Job You’re Overqualified For

Harvard Business

And if you’re called in for an interview, should you acknowledge you might be overqualified? ” Your goal, therefore, is “ to make sure the interviewers don’t shy away from you.” “Prove to the interviewer that he needs to hire a big fish, not a minnow.” Should you still apply?

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How to Manage Managers

Harvard Business

But your direct reports don’t just learn from you when you sit down for your one-on-one meetings. This shouldn’t just occur in meetings though. but you should make time to do things like participate in their team meetings, watch them give feedback, or conduct job interviews. Use an apprenticeship model.