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

Tom Spencer

Working 80+ hours during stressful weeks, not being home (or having any notable social life) between Monday and Thursday, frequent travel, and a high-pressure work environment can really take a toll on some people. 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

Kearney’s travel model? Kearney: Consultants generally travel to their clients from Monday to Thursday, returning to their home office on Fridays. Tom: When is the next round of recruitment application deadlines? At MBA level, we recruit from B-schools in Europe and the US as well as locally – so deadlines vary accordingly.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Transportation & Travel. MBAs join the firm as Associates, and are involved in all phases of a consulting engagement, from pre-proposal research through final implementation. Firm hires 2,000th employee.

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From STEM PhD to Federal Consulting: An Interview with Josh

Management Consulted

This provided me with a steady income, a flexible schedule to travel and train and also helped me tap into my “inner entrepreneur” (I have started three businesses since this experience). My coursework was very informative and my research was in exercise physiology where I compared the fitness benefits of snowshoeing versus running.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

IBM was founded in 1911 and has a rich history of ingenuity, deep convictions, premier research and development, and trend setting. IBM’s target market for consulting services became the clients who were willing to pay for higher-value corporate services packages of research, software and services. Travel and Transportation.

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London School of Economics Postgrad Talks About Life At Deloitte

Management Consulted

I got a lot of very good experience while I was there, learning market research, analysis, DCF calculations, financial valuations, etc. From conversations with him and hearing about life there in terms of what he was able to do, the travel and the work that he was doing with several different clients, I slowly became interested in consulting.

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How to Decide Whether to Relocate for a Job

Harvard Business

” Indeed, the decision is especially complicated if you have a partner and children, says Matthew Bidwell, an associate professor at Wharton whose research focuses on patterns of work and employment. Do you want to spend your weekends traveling? Case Study #1: Think about the next phase of your career.

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