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Selling Your Competitive Advantages in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Looking back to consulting recruiting in graduate school, I always think about how interesting it was that so much of the conversation among candidates was about getting an offer from a top consulting firm. During the recruiting process, firms screen candidates for potential to succeed given the firm’s business portfolio and culture.

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Consultant, Contractor, Freelancer - Labels Matter!

Successful Independent Consulting

Explicitly marketing yourself with the term “professional independent consultant” can increase the price you can command, and it can help you to be paid on a 1099 tax basis rather than on a W-2 basis. Friends don’t let friends W-2! By contrast, professional independent consultants operate as microbusinesses.

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

In 1999, rock-and-roll legend Rikk promoted me within six months from sales associate and drum department head at Sam Ash Music to Operations Manager, where I not only led a warehouse crew, but I became the regional trainer on an Oracle-based POS system at the age of 23. That’s a lot of bending!

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Major Challenges Facing the Consulting Industry

QEmploy

The global consulting market is one of the most mature, as it is valued at an astounding $250 billion. The traditional consulting agent market is also evolving into a new phase. This comes down to the automation of the recruitment process. First of all, consultants are unaware of their current market price in the industry.

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Part 3: Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile with Skills, Endorsements & Accomplishments

Successful Independent Consulting

Most independent consultants have no budget for marketing or advertising, yet they all wish they had a bigger client list. The second article provides tips for how to market yourself as an independent consultant using the Summary and Background sections. Make sure the three skills that support your go-to-market positioning are on top.

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IMS Consulting Group (IMS Health) Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In 1954 , Bill Frohlich, and David Dubow, teamed up to form IMS, a market research company aimed at enabling organizations make informed, strategic decisions about the marketplace. By 1969 , they had proven themselves and were held as the gold standard in pharmaceutical market research in Europe and Asia. Market development strategies.

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6 Organizational Culture Change Strategies

Organizational Talent Consulting

Google has faced many challenges on its path to becoming the 5th most valuable company by market capitalization in the world. Businesses have to reinvent themselves to grow and adapt to changes. Check out this Zappos organizational culture video: [link] Keeping culture strong becomes more challenging as the organization grows.

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