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Rescue from the trash…avoiding key resume errors that get your consulting application tossed aside

Management Consulted

Paper airplanes are fun, but you don’t want your resume to become the vehicle for a recruiter’s mid-afternoon horseplay because you’ve bored them to death. That’s why we’re giving you some guidelines on key resume errors to avoid and things you can do to make it past the first round of reviews.

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Why Trying to Pivot to a Consulting Career through an Online MBA Might Not be the Best Idea

Tom Spencer

MBA consulting recruiting season starts every fall. I am commenting purely on recruiting for a post-MBA consulting position. They generally learn about it through formal campus based recruiting events, their Consulting Club, or the constant pressure to network and talk to lots of consulting professionals. The Bottom Line.

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A Note to University Seniors

Tom Spencer

Dear university seniors, I really sympathize with the senior year recruiting grind. You probably need a baseline of training and experience before you become a net positive contributor to a project team. This is not my subjective interpretation of senior year recruiting. Reading Time: 3 minutes. So, what’s the solution?

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY. Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of The Advisory Board Company. The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO) is a professional services firm that offers resources to players who are mainly in the healthcare industry. KEY STATS FOR THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY.

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3 ways financial advisory consulting bests strategy consulting

Management Consulted

Financial advisory firms recruit from a broader set of schools. They are masterful recruiters with big budgets to entertain prospects, so if you’re interested in the field, check them out – just go in with your eyes wide open. Financial advisory firms still have a GPA cutoff, but some extend their arms to those with a 3.2

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From the Bench and Bedside to the Boardrooms (How to transition from academia into consulting, Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

In doing so, make sure you not only get a sense of the various industries their clients come from, but also read about other aspects of the company in terms of diversity and inclusion, career path and roles, and community service projects that the company puts on and sponsors. The Application Process.

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Don’t Give Up on Unconscious Bias Training — Make It Better

Harvard Business

There’s a growing skepticism about whether unconscious bias training is an effective tool to meet corporate diversity goals. Critics of such training contend that it doesn’t visibly move the needle on diversity numbers, and can even backfire. Clearly, not all trainings are equally good — and none are a silver bullet.