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Breaking down the M&A Case Study

Tom Spencer

M&A case framework. 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.

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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. gave them some management one-pagers I wrote on their topic). Once you have successful clients, you can then refer to the general experiences as case studies (often anonymized, but not always).

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A Helicopter View of a Management Consulting Proposal

Steve Shu Consulting

Appendix – might include key case study summaries, CVs for consultants, and other schedules. Often the proposal is incorporated by reference or as an appendix into a master services agreement which contains umbrella legal terms. Commercial Terms – contains pricing, performance terms, expenses, timings, policies, etc.

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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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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

You think you’ve found the right candidate to fill your open position and now it’s time to check references. Checking references is often seen as one small piece of the hiring protocol—the final motion to go through before you extend a formal offer to a candidate. Should you ask each person the same questions?

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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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The Biggest Crisis Management Lesson from the Jian Ghomeshi Scandal

Melissa Agnes

Editor’s note: This post discusses this scandal from a crisis management standpoint only. As the details continue to come out, there is a major crisis management lesson that needs to be learned from this scandal: The truth cannot be hidden. Case Studies Crisis and Issues Management' Point final.